Question 1disability after accidents at work and

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QUESTION 1

Disability after accidents at work and compensation

(a) Methods of evaluation of injuries for compensation after occupational accidents

(b) How would you calculate the total incapacity for a worker who sustains three injuries, (having no functional correlation whatsoever with each other), with degrees of incapacity of 50%, 30% and 10% respectively

(c) Another worker sustains an injury with a new incapacity. If he already has a pre-existing incapacity, how would you calculate the final incapacity?

QUESTION 2

(a) By means of suitable examples, explain the following means of prevention of diseases-

(i) Primary prevention

(ii) Secondary prevention

(iii) Tertiary prevention

(b) Social and vocational rehabilitation for injured workers

QUESTION 3

(a) What do you understand by Worker's compensation?

(b) Social and economic problems which led to the passage of the first Worker's compensation laws

QUESTION 4

(a) Distinguish between occupational diseases and work related diseases

(b) Describe why it is difficult to give a precise definition of occupational disease

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