Given the nature of the work of most tradies, they’re among those most likely to be exposed to potentially harmful substances and susceptible to developing occupational diseases.
Category: Occupational Diseases
Firefighting officially declared a cancer-causing profession
The World Health Organisation’s International Agency for Research on Cancer has officially declared firefighting a “cancer-causing profession”.
Welcomed changes to occupational disease legislation
Changes to existing OHS and WorkCover related legislation as outlined in the new Workplace Safety Legislation and Other Matters Amendment Act 2022.
Occupational Cancer: Understanding the Risks
About 5000 people are diagnosed with a work-related cancer each year in Australia. Read on to find out more about workplace cancer risks and your entitlements if diagnosed with a work-related cancer.
Risks of welding fumes to workers health
Many welding associated respiratory illnesses and cancers are recognised as industrial diseases. It shouldn’t be normal to have to risk your health for work.
Zaparas Lawyers secures damages for a worker diagnosed with Silicosis
Zaparas Lawyers recently assisted one of their silicosis clients with a preserved lung function to secure over $350,000 in pain and suffering damages following one of the Victoria’s first serious injury originating motion hearings for a stonemason with silicosis.
The impact of asbestos exposure on Australian lives
Did you know the majority of compensated mesothelioma claims and asbestosis claims are made by tradespeople and labourers?
News Release: Alfred Occupational Respiratory Clinic
The new centralised clinic will provide a comprehensive multidisciplinary approach in the diagnosis and management of occupational respiratory diseases with an initial focus on silica-exposed stonemasons.
Are workers diagnosed with COVID-19 entitled to WorkCover Compensation?
There are many workers who have been or will be at risk of contracting COVID-19 due to the nature of their employment. But is it a “work-related” illness?
Easier and faster access to WorkCover Entitlements for those workers exposed to Silica
If you are or were exposed to respirable silica dust at work and have been diagnosed with silicosis with or without lung cancer and/or scleroderma you may be automatically entitled to WorkCover entitlements.
Statutory maximum of over $630,000 achieved for one of our terminally ill WorkCover clients.
Zaparas Lawyers has assisted one of their terminally ill WorkCover occupational disease clients achieve the statutory maximum non-economic payment in the form of an impairment benefit of over $630,000. This is just one of a number of successful statutory maximum outcomes achieved in recent years for the firm’s terminally ill clients.
A Firefighter’s Entitlements under WorkCover
Past and current firefighters are automatically entitled to WorkCover compensation under the presumption that their cancer was caused by their service, provided they meet certain criteria.