Government wants to make compensation for disease due to hazardous materials

The government is going to ‘work’ from an owner who became ill due to working with hazardous materials. That is, the Friday the attention of the secretary of state for Social Affairs, Bas van ’t Wout, announced Monday.

He was responding to a recommendation from the commission, Facilitate the processing of your insurance claim work-related Diseases. It is found that there is a plan for people who are seriously ill and are about to become as a result of working with hazardous substances.

“The government agrees with the importance of the recognition of these victims, and this proposal will further develop,” notes Van ’t Wout. “The end of the summer, the government will make a final decision on the mobility allowance and the funding of this project.” How the plan will look like, it is still not clear.

in Addition, the secretary of state that the level of knowledge about occupational diseases and the relationship between work and health. In addition, this knowledge can be better used.

Also, will the minister examine the role of the company doctor, this way, you can play with the controls of the Inspectorate SZW (former labour Inspectorate) should be able to do.