직업병의 인정과 법원의 판결사례

Abstract

Hazardous health hazards in occupational activities of workers are exposed to harmful substances such as dust, benzene and carcinogens. Unlike other diseases, occupational diseases are exposed to long-term exposure to harmful substances, making it difficult to be recognized as an occupational disease. Also, occupational diseases are difficult to prove causality despite long-term exposure of workers to metals and toxic gases. The symptoms of occupational diseases are similar to the symptoms of general illness, so it is difficult to find them early and it is difficult for employees to personally prove causality. In addition, occupational diseases require long-term treatment due to the toxicity of harmful substances, and even if they are recognized as work-related diseases, compensation level by the Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance Act is low. Therefore, it is necessary to establish special laws for pneumoconiosis such as type of occupational disease, recognition standard, kind of compensation (medical care benefit, disability benefit, special benefit, survivor benefit and intestine expense), application procedure of occupational disease and management of occupational disease.