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VINYL CHLORIDE MONOMER-RELATED DISEASES
REPORT BY THE INDUSTRIAL INJURIES ADVISORY COUNCIL IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 171 OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION ACT 1992 REVIEWING THE PRESCRIPTION OF THE VINYL CHLORIDE MONOMER-RELATED DISEASES |
| By: |
Industrial Injuries Advisory Council, Great Britain: Department for Work and Pensions, A. J. Newman Taylor |
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Paperback |
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| ISBN 10: |
0101664524 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780101664523 |
| Publisher: |
TSO |
| Pub. date: |
17 November, 2005 |
| Series: |
Cm. 6645 |
| Pages: |
9 |
| Synopsis: |
Current regulations state that the conditions of Reynauds phenomenon, scleroderma and osteolysis must occur together to be eligible for prescription as an industrial disease under the industrial injuries disablement benefit (IIDB) scheme. This review has been undertaken in light of the continuing uncertainty about the relationship of these conditions in vinyl chloride monomer (VCM) exposed workers. The report recommends that the prescription should be amended so that the three conditions are all prescribed independently. It also recommends that in claims related to Reynauds phenomenon, the claimant must have been employed in the prescribed occupation before January 1994, and that exposure to polyvinyl chloride (PVC) does not meet the terms of prescription. Although the report does not recommend prescription for VCM-related liver tumours other than angiosarcoma, the Council states its intention to monitor future research on the issue. |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Stationery Office Books |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |