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The Industrial Injuries Advisory Council (IIAC) has reviewed the prescription for the Prescribed Disease (PD) pneumoconiosis.
Industrial Injuries Advisory Council Dr Lesley Rushton, OBE, BA, MSc, PhD,…
Report reviewing whether the prescription for hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS / PD A11) was fit for purpose.
Presented to Parliament by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions by…
This position paper reviews the epidemiology on hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS) in detail and outlines its limitations with regard to some occupational groups and vibrating tools.
This publication is licensed under the terms of the Open Government…
This explains why IIAC has amended its recommendation for Dupuytren's contracture as a prescribed disease for Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit.
The Industrial Injuries Advisory Council (IIAC) have continued to consider the emerging data of the occupational impacts of COVID-19.
Report reviewing the available evidence concerning the risks of contracting COVID-19 in occupational settings.
Report reviewing the available evidence concerning the risk of cancer among firefighters.
We use independent, peer-reviewed research when considering which diseases industrial injuries benefits may be paid for.
Cutaneous malignant melanoma and occupational exposure to (natural) UV radiation in pilots and aircrew.
The possible relationship between exposure to silica and asbestos and development of anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies - associated vasculitis.
The possible prescription of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in coke oven workers under the Industrial Injuries Scheme (IIS).
A review of the risk of osteoarthritis of the knee in professional football players.
This is the council's paper on its audit of claims for prescribed disease A11 hand arm vibration syndrome (HAVS).
This is the council’s note about its investigations into the rules and processes used to evaluate entitlement to benefit for IIDB.
This is the council's paper about occupational exposure to crystalline silica and its relation to connective tissue diseases.
This is the council's paper about coal mining, silicosis and lung cancer.
The third in a series of reports intended to clarify and simplify the decisions made in diagnosis and assessment of disability from occupational disease and injury.
This is the council’s note about the occupational risks for urolithiasis (stones anywhere in the upper urinary tract, the bladder, the ureters or the kidneys).
This is the council’s note about non-melanoma skin cancer and occupational exposure to (natural) ultraviolet (UV) radiation.
This is the council’s note about renal cancer and occupational exposure to trichloroethylene (TCE).
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