Review, Update and Expansion of the Table of Occupational Diseases and List of Work-Related Illnesses
Letter of Instructions No. 1229, issued on May 1, 1982, directs the Employees' Compensation Commission (ECC) to review and expand the Table of Occupational Diseases and the List of Work-Related Illnesses under the amended Labor Code of the Philippines. This initiative aims to address the need for updated recognition of conditions arising from exposure to hazardous work environments, including occupational cancers. The ECC is tasked with conducting comprehensive studies to ensure that additional diseases and illnesses are considered compensable. The overarching goal is to enhance worker protection and compensation for injuries or diseases linked to their employment.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Letter of Instructions No. 1229
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Presidential Issuances
- Subcategory
- Letters of Instructions
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
May 1, 1982
LETTER OF INSTRUCTIONS NO. 1229
| TO | : | The Chairman and the Members, Employees' Compensation Commission (ECC) |
| SUBJECT | : | Directing the Employees' Compensation Commission to Review, Update and Expand Further the Table of Occupational Diseases and List of Work-Related Illnesses Under Title II, Book IV, Labor Code of the Philippines, as Amended |
In view of the perceived need to review, update and expand further the Table of Occupational Diseases and the list of Work-Related Illnesses, including occupational cancer cases, that may be considered compensable under PD 626, as Amended, on the basis of peculiar hazards of employment; and taking cognizance of disabilities or injuries and deaths arising from undue exposure of employees and workers to certain risky work processes and toxic chemicals and carcinogenic substances in their working environments, I hereby direct the EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION COMMISSION (ECC) to conduct in-depth studies and research programs on the present official Table of Occupational Diseases and List of Work-Related Illnesses, including occupational cancer cases, with the objective of extending to such additional lists of occupational diseases and work-related illnesses the compensable purview of Title II, Book IV, Labor Code of the Philippines, as amended. cd i
DONE in the City of Manila, Philippines, this 1st day of May, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Two. aisa dc
Cite This Law
Review, Update and Expansion of the Table of Occupational Diseases and List of Work-Related Illnesses, Letter of Instructions No. 1229, May 1, 1982 (Philippines)
Review, Update and Expansion of the Table of Occupational Diseases and List of Work-Related Illnesses, Letter of Instructions No. 1229 (Phil. 1982)
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