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Preamble
The General Conference of the International Labour Organisation,
Having been convened at Geneva by the Governing Body of the International Labour Office,
and having met in its Forty-eighth Session on 17 June 1964, and
Having decided upon the adoption of certain proposals with regard to benefits in the case
of industrial accidents and occupational diseases, which is the fifth item on the agenda
of the session, and
Having determined that these proposals shall take the form of an international
Convention,
adopts this eighth day of July of the year one thousand nine hundred and sixty-four the
following Convention, which may be cited as the Employment Injury Benefits Convention,
1964:
Article 1
In this Convention--
- (a) the term legislation includes any social security
rules as well as laws and regulations;
- (b) the term prescribed means determined by or in virtue
of national legislation;
- (c) the term industrial undertaking includes all
undertakings in the following branches of economic activity: mining and
quarrying; manufacturing; construction; electricity, gas, water and
sanitary services; and transport, storage and communication;
- (d) the term dependent refers to a state of dependency
which is presumed to exist in prescribed cases;
- (e) the term dependent child covers--
- (i) a child under school-leaving age or under 15 years of age,
whichever is the higher, and
- (ii) a child under a prescribed age higher than that specified
in subclause (i) and who is an apprentice or student or has a
chronic illness or infirmity disabling him for any gainful
activity, on conditions laid down by national legislation:
Provided that this requirement shall be deemed to be met where
national legislation defines the term so as to cover any child
under an age appreciably higher than that specified in subclause
(i).
Article 2
- 1. A Member whose economic and medical facilities are
insufficiently developed may avail itself by a declaration accompanying
its ratification of the temporary exceptions provided for in the
following Articles: Article 5, Article 9, paragraph 3, clause (b),
Article 12, Article 15, paragraph 2, and Article 18, paragraph 3. Any
such declaration shall state the reason for such exceptions.
- 2. Each Member which has made a declaration under paragraph 1
of this Article shall include in its report upon the application of this
Convention submitted under Article 22 of the Constitution of the
International Labour Organisation a statement in respect of each
exception of which it avails itself--
- (a) that its reason for doing so subsists; or
- (b) that it renounces its right to avail itself of the exception
in question as from a stated date.
Article 3
- 1. Any Member which ratifies this Convention may, by a
declaration accompanying its ratification, exclude from the application
of the Convention--
- (a) seafarers, including seafishermen,
- (b) public servants,
where these categories are protected by special schemes which provide in the
aggregate benefits at least equivalent to those required by this
Convention.
- 2. Where a declaration under paragraph 1 of this Article is in
force, the Member may exclude the persons belonging to the category or
categories excluded from the application of the Convention from the
number of employees when calculating the percentage of employees in
compliance with paragraph 2, clause (d), of Article 4, and with Article
5.
- 3. Any Member which has made a declaration under paragraph 1
of this Article may subsequently notify the Director-General of the
International Labour Office that it accepts the obligations of this
Convention in respect of a category or categories excluded at the time
of its ratification.
Article 4
- 1. National legislation concerning employment injury benefits
shall protect all employees, including apprentices, in the public and
private sectors, including co-operatives, and, in respect of the death
of the breadwinner, prescribed categories of beneficiaries.
- 2. Any Member may make such exceptions as it deems necessary
in respect of--
- (a) persons whose employment is of a casual nature and who are
employed otherwise than for the purpose of the employer's trade
or business;
- (b) out-workers;
- (c) members of the employer's family living in his house, in
respect of their work for him;
- (d) other categories of employees, which shall not exceed in
number 10 per cent. of all employees other than those excluded
under clauses (a) to (c).
Article 5
Where a declaration provided for in Article 2 is in force, the application of
national legislation concerning employment injury benefits may be limited to
prescribed categories of employees, which shall total in number not less
than 75 per cent. of all employees in industrial undertakings, and, in
respect of the death of the breadwinner, prescribed categories of
beneficiaries.
Article 6
The contingencies covered shall include the following where due to an
employment injury:
- (a) a morbid condition;
- (b) incapacity for work resulting from such a condition and involving
suspension of earnings, as defined by national legislation;
- (c) total loss of earning capacity or partial loss thereof in excess of
a prescribed degree, likely to be permanent, or corresponding loss of
faculty; and
- (d) the loss of support suffered as the result of the death of the
breadwinner by prescribed categories of beneficiaries.
Article 7
- 1. Each Member shall prescribe a definition of "industrial
accident", including the conditions under which a commuting accident is
considered to be an industrial accident, and shall specify the terms of
such definition in its reports upon the application of this Convention
submitted under Article 22 of the Constitution of the International
Labour Organisation.
- 2. Where commuting accidents are covered by social security
schemes other than employment injury schemes, and these schemes provide
in respect of commuting accidents benefits which, when taken together,
are at least equivalent to those required under this Convention, it
shall not be necessary to make provision for commuting accidents in the
definition of "industrial accident".
Article 8
Each Member shall--
- (a) prescribe a list of diseases, comprising at least the diseases
enumerated in Schedule I to this Convention, which shall be regarded as
occupational diseases under prescribed conditions; or
- (b) include in its legislation a general definition of occupational
diseases broad enough to cover at least the diseases enumerated in
Schedule I to this Convention; or
- (c) prescribe a list of diseases in conformity with clause (a),
complemented by a general definition of occupational diseases or by
other provisions for establishing the occupational origin of diseases
not so listed or manifesting themselves under conditions different from
those prescribed.
Article 9
- 1. Each Member shall secure to the persons protected, subject
to prescribed conditions, the provision of the following benefits:
- (a) medical care and allied benefits in respect of a morbid
condition;
- (b) cash benefits in respect of the contingencies specified in
Article 6, clauses (b), (c) and (d).
- 2. Eligibility for benefits may not be made subject to the
length of employment, to the duration of insurance or to the payment of
contributions: Provided that a period of exposure may be prescribed for
occupational diseases.
- 3. The benefits shall be granted throughout the contingency:
Provided that in respect of incapacity for work the cash benefit need
not be paid for the first three days--
- (a) where the legislation of a Member provides for a waiting
period at the date on which this Convention comes into force, on
condition that the Member includes in its reports upon the
application of this Convention submitted under Article 22 of the
Constitution of the International Labour Organisation a
statement that its reason for availing itself of this provision
subsists; or
- (b) where a declaration provided for in Article 2 is in
force.
Article 10
- 1. Medical care and allied benefits in respect of a morbid
condition shall comprise--
- (a) general practitioner and specialist in-patient and
out-patient care, including domiciliary visiting;
- (b) dental care;
- (c) nursing care at home or in hospital or other medical
institutions;
- (d) maintenance in hospitals, convalescent homes, sanatoria or
other medical institutions;
- (e) dental, pharmaceutical and other medical or surgical
supplies, including prosthetic appliances kept in repair and
renewed as necessary, and eyeglasses;
- (f) the care furnished by members of such other professions as
may at any time be legally recognised as allied to the medical
profession, under the supervision of a medical or dental
practitioner; and
- (g) the following treatment at the place of work, wherever
possible:
- (i) emergency treatment of persons sustaining a serious
accident;
- (ii) follow-up treatment of those whose injury is slight
and does not entail discontinuance of work.
- 2. The benefits provided in accordance with paragraph 1 of
this Article shall be afforded, using all suitable means, with a view to
maintaining, restoring or, where this is not possible, improving the
health of the injured person and his ability to work and to attend to
his personal needs.
Article 11
- 1. Any Member which provides medical care and allied benefits
by means of a general health scheme or a medical care scheme for
employed persons may specify in its legislation that such care shall be
made available to persons who have sustained employment injuries on the
same terms as to other persons entitled thereto, on condition that the
rules on the subject are so designed as to avoid hardship.
- 2. Any Member which provides medical care and allied benefits
by reimbursing expenses may in its legislation make special rules in
respect of cases in which the extent, duration or cost of such care
exceed reasonable limits, on condition that the rules on the subject are
not inconsistent with the purpose stated in paragraph 2 of Article 10
and are so designed as to avoid hardship.
Article 12
Where a declaration provided for in Article 2 is in force, medical care and
allied benefits shall include at least--
- (a) general practitioner care, including domiciliary visiting;
- (b) specialist care at hospitals for in-patients and out-patients, and
such specialist care as may be available outside hospitals;
- (c) the essential pharmaceutical supplies on prescription by a medical
or other qualified practitioner;
- (d) hospitalisation, where necessary; and
- (e) wherever possible, emergency treatment at the place of work of
persons sustaining an industrial accident.
Article 13
The cash benefit in respect of temporary or initial incapacity for work shall
be a periodical payment calculated in such a manner as to comply either with
the requirements of Article 19 or with the requirements of Article 20.
Article 14
- 1. Cash benefits in respect of loss of earning capacity likely
to be permanent or corresponding loss of faculty shall be payable in all
cases in which such loss, in excess of a prescribed degree, remains at
the expiration of the period during which benefits are payable in
accordance with Article 13.
- 2. In case of total loss of earning capacity likely to be
permanent or corresponding loss of faculty, the benefit shall be a
periodical payment calculated in such a manner as to comply either with
the requirements of Article 19 or with the requirements of Article
20.
- 3. In case of substantial partial loss of earning capacity
likely to be permanent which is in excess of a prescribed degree, or
corresponding loss of faculty, the benefit shall be a periodical payment
representing a suitable proportion of that provided for in paragraph 2
of this Article.
- 4. In case of partial loss of earning capacity likely to be
permanent which is not substantial but which is in excess of the
prescribed degree referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, or
corresponding loss of faculty, the cash benefit may take the form of a
lump-sum payment.
- 5. The degrees of loss of earning capacity or corresponding
loss of faculty referred to in paragraphs 1 and 3 of this Article shall
be prescribed in such manner as to avoid hardship.
Article 15
- 1. In exceptional circumstances, and with the agreement of the
injured person, all or part of the periodical payment provided for in
paragraphs 2 and 3 of Article 14 may be converted into a lump sum
corresponding to the actuarial equivalent thereof when the competent
authority has reason to believe that such lump sum will be utilised in a
manner which is particularly advantageous for the injured person.
- 2. Where a declaration provided for in Article 2 is in force
and the Member concerned considers that it lacks the necessary
administrative facilities for periodical payments, the periodical
payment provided for in paragraphs 2 and 3 of Article 14 may be
converted into a lump sum corresponding to the actuarial equivalent
thereof, as computed on the basis of available data.
Article 16
Increments in periodical payments or other supplementary or special benefits,
as prescribed, shall be provided for disabled persons requiring the constant
help or attendance of another person.
Article 17
The conditions in which periodical payments due in respect of loss of earning
capacity or corresponding loss of faculty shall be reassessed, suspended or
cancelled by reference to a change in the degree of loss shall be
prescribed.
Article 18
- 1. The cash benefit in respect of death of the breadwinner
shall be a periodical payment to a widow as prescribed, a disabled and
dependent widower, dependent children of the deceased and other persons
as may be prescribed; this payment shall be calculated in such a manner
as to comply either with the requirements of Article 19 or with the
requirement of Article 20: Provided that it shall not be necessary to
make provision for a benefit to a disabled and dependent widower where
the cash benefits to other survivors are appreciably in excess of those
required by this Convention and where social security schemes other than
employment injury schemes provide to such widower benefits which are
appreciably in excess of those in respect of invalidity required under
the Social Security (Minimum Standards) Convention, 1952.
- 2. In addition, a funeral benefit shall be provided at a
prescribed rate which shall not be less than the normal cost of a
funeral: Provided that where cash benefits to survivors are appreciably
in excess of those required by this Convention the right to funeral
benefit may be made subject to prescribed conditions.
- 3. Where a declaration provided for in Article 2 is in force
and the Member concerned considers that it lacks the necessary
administrative facilities for periodical payments, the periodical
payment provided for in paragraph 1 of this Article may be converted
into a lump sum corresponding to the actuarial equivalent thereof, as
computed on the basis of available data.
Article 19
- 1. In the case of a periodical payment to which this Article
applies, the rate of the benefit, increased by the amount of any family
allowances payable during the contingency, shall be such as to attain,
in respect of the contingency in question, for the standard beneficiary
indicated in Schedule II to this Convention, at least the percentage
indicated therein of the total of the previous earnings of the
beneficiary or his breadwinner and of the amount of any family
allowances payable to a person protected with the same family
responsibilities as the standard beneficiary.
- 2. The previous earnings of the beneficiary or his breadwinner
shall be calculated according to prescribed rules, and, where the
persons protected or their breadwinners are arranged in classes
according to their earnings, their previous earnings may be calculated
from the basic earnings of the classes to which they belonged.
- 3. A maximum limit may be prescribed for the rate of the
benefit or for the earnings taken into account for the calculation of
the benefit, provided that the maximum limit is fixed in such a way that
the provisions of paragraph 1 of this Article are complied with where
the previous earnings of the beneficiary or his breadwinner are equal to
or lower than the wage of a skilled manual male employee.
- 4. The previous earnings of the beneficiary or his
breadwinner, the wage of the skilled manual male employee, the benefit
and any family allowances shall be calculated on the same time
basis.
- 5. For the other beneficiaries the benefit shall bear a
reasonable relation to the benefit for the standard beneficiary.
- 6. For the purpose of this Article, a skilled manual male
employee shall be--
- (a) a fitter or turner in the manufacture of machinery other
than electrical machinery; or
- (b) a person deemed typical of skilled labour selected in
accordance with the provisions of the following paragraph;
or
- (c) a person whose earnings are such as to be equal to or
greater than the earnings of 75 per cent. of all the persons
protected, such earnings to be determined on the basis of annual
or shorter periods as may be prescribed; or
- (d) a person whose earnings are equal to 125 per cent. of the
average earnings of all the persons protected.
- 7. The person deemed typical of skilled labour for the purpose
of clause (b) of the preceding paragraph shall be a person employed in
the major group of economic activities with the largest number of
economically active male persons protected in the contingency in
question, or of the breadwinners of the persons protected, as the case
may be, in the division comprising the largest number of such persons or
breadwinners; for this purpose, the international standard industrial
classification of all economic activities, adopted by the Economic and
Social Council of the United Nations at its Seventh Session on 27 August
1948, as amended and reproduced in the Annex to this Convention, or such
classification as at any time further amended, shall be used.
- 8. Where the rate of benefit varies by region, the skilled
manual male employee may be determined for each region in accordance
with paragraphs 6 and 7 of this Article.
- 9. The wage of the skilled manual male employee shall be
determined on the basis of the rates of wages for normal hours of work
fixed by collective agreements, by or in pursuance of national laws or
regulations, where applicable, or by custom, including cost-of-living
allowances, if any; where such rates differ by region but paragraph 8 of
this Article is not applied, the median rate shall be taken.
- 10. No periodical payment shall be less than a prescribed
minimum amount.
Article 20
- 1. In the case of a periodical payment to which this Article
applies, the rate of the benefit, increased by the amount of any family
allowances payable during the contingency, shall be such as to attain,
in respect of the contingency in question, for the standard beneficiary
indicated in Schedule II to this Convention, at least the percentage
indicated therein of the total of the wage of an ordinary adult male
labourer and of the amount of any family allowances payable to a person
protected with the same family responsibilities as the standard
beneficiary.
- 2. The wage of the ordinary adult male labourer, the benefit
and any family allowances shall be calculated on the same time
basis.
- 3. For the other beneficiaries, the benefit shall bear a
reasonable relation to the benefit for the standard beneficiary.
- 4. For the purpose of this Article, the ordinary adult male
labourer shall be--
- (a) a person deemed typical of unskilled labour in the
manufacture of machinery other than electrical machinery;
or
- (b) a person deemed typical of unskilled labour selected in
accordance with the provisions of the following paragraph.
- 5. The person deemed typical of unskilled labour for the
purpose of clause (b) of the preceding paragraph shall be a person
employed in the major group of economic activities with the largest
number of economically active male persons protected in the contingency
in question, or of the breadwinners of the persons protected, as the
case may be, in the division comprising the largest number of such
persons or breadwinners; for this purpose the international standard
industrial classification of all economic activities, adopted by the
Economic and Social Council of the United Nations at its Seventh Session
on 27 August 1948, as amended and reproduced in the Annex to this
Convention, or such classification as at any time further amended, shall
be used.
- 6. Where the rate of benefit varies by region, the ordinary
adult male labourer may be determined for each region in accordance with
paragraphs 4 and 5 of this Article.
- 7. The wage of the ordinary adult male labourer shall be
determined on the basis of the rates of wages for normal hours of work
fixed by collective agreements, by or in pursuance of national laws or
regulations, where applicable, or by custom, including cost-of-living
allowances if any; where such rates differ by region but paragraph 6 of
this Article is not applied, the median rate shall be taken.
- 8. No periodical payment shall be less than a prescribed
minimum amount.
Article 21
- 1. The rates of cash benefits currently payable pursuant to
paragraphs 2 and 3 of Article 14 and paragraph 1 of Article 18 shall be
reviewed following substantial changes in the general level of earnings
where these result from substantial changes in the cost of living.
- 2. Each Member shall include the findings of such reviews in
its reports upon the application of this Convention submitted under
Article 22 of the Constitution of the International Labour Organisation,
and shall specify any action taken.
Article 22
- 1. A benefit to which a person protected would otherwise be
entitled in compliance with this Convention may be suspended to such
extent as may be prescribed--
- (a) as long as the person concerned is absent from the territory
of the Member;
- (b) as long as the person concerned is maintained at public
expense or at the expense of a social security institution or
service;
- (c) where the person concerned has made a fraudulent claim;
- (d) where the employment injury has been caused by a criminal
offence committed by the person concerned;
- (e) where the employment injury has been caused by voluntary
intoxication or by the serious and wilful misconduct of the
person concerned;
- (f) where the person concerned, without good cause, neglects to
make use of the medical care and allied benefits or the
rehabilitation services placed at his disposal, or fails to
comply with rules prescribed for verifying the occurrence or
continuance of the contingency or for the conduct of
beneficiaries; and
- (g) as long as the surviving spouse is living with another
person as spouse.
- 2. In the cases and within the limits prescribed, part of the
cash benefit otherwise due shall be paid to the dependants of the person
concerned.
Article 23
- 1. Every claimant shall have a right of appeal in the case of
refusal of the benefit or complaint as to its quality or quantity.
- 2. Where in the application of this Convention a government
department responsible to a legislature is entrusted with the
administration of medical care, the right of appeal provided for in
paragraph 1 of this Article may be replaced by a right to have a
complaint concerning the refusal of medical care or the quality of the
care received investigated by the appropriate authority.
- 3. Where a claim is settled by a special tribunal established
to deal with employment injury benefit questions or with social security
questions in general and on which the persons protected are represented,
no right of appeal shall be required.
Article 24
- 1. Where the administration is not entrusted to an institution
regulated by the public authorities or to a government department
responsible to a legislature, representatives of the persons protected
shall participate in the management, or be associated therewith in a
consultative capacity, under prescribed conditions; national legislation
may likewise decide as to the participation of representatives of
employers and of the public authorities.
- 2. The Member shall accept general responsibility for the
proper administration of the institutions or services concerned in the
application of this Convention.
Article 25
Each Member shall accept general responsibility for the due provision of the
benefits provided in compliance with this Convention and shall take all
measures required for this purpose.
Article 26
- 1. Each Member shall, under prescribed conditions--
- (a) take measures to prevent industrial accidents and
occupational diseases;
- (b) provide rehabilitation services which are designed to
prepare a disabled person wherever possible for the resumption
of his previous activity, or, if this is not possible, the most
suitable alternative gainful activity, having regard to his
aptitudes and capacity; and
- (c) take measures to further the placement of disabled persons
in suitable employment.
- 2. Each Member shall as far as possible furnish in its reports
upon the application of this Convention submitted under Article 22 of
the Constitution of the International Labour Organisation information
concerning the frequency and severity of industrial accidents.
Article 27
Each Member shall within its territory assure to non-nationals equality of
treatment with its own nationals as regards employment injury benefits.
Article 28
- 1. This Convention revises the Workmen's Compensation
(Agriculture) Convention, 1921, the Workmen's Compensation (Accidents)
Convention, 1925, the Workmen's Compensation (Occupational Diseases)
Convention, 1925, and the Workmen's Compensation (Occupational Diseases)
Convention (Revised), 1934.
- 2. Ratification of this Convention by a Member which is a
party to the Workmen's Compensation (Occupational Diseases) Convention
(Revised), 1934, shall, in accordance with Article 8 thereof, ipso jure
involve the immediate denunciation of that Convention, if and when this
Convention shall have come into force, but the coming into force of this
Convention shall not close that Convention to further ratification.
Article 29
In conformity with Article 75 of the Social Security (Minimum Standards)
Convention, 1952, Part VI of that Convention and the relevant provisions of
other Parts thereof shall cease to apply to any Member having ratified this
Convention as from the date at which this Convention comes into force for
that Member, but acceptance of the obligations of this Convention shall be
deemed to constitute acceptance of the obligations of Part VI of the Social
Security (Minimum Standards) Convention, 1952, and the relevant provisions
of other Parts thereof, for the purpose of Article 2 of the said
Convention.
Article 30
If any Convention which may be adopted subsequently by the Conference
concerning any subject or subjects dealt with in this Convention so
provides, such provisions of this Convention as may be specified in the said
Convention shall cease to apply to any Member having ratified the said
Convention as from the date at which the said Convention comes into force
for that Member.
Article 31
- 1. The International Labour Conference may, at any session at
which the matter is included in its agenda, adopt by a two-thirds
majority amendments to Schedule I to this Convention.
- 2. Such amendments shall take effect in respect of any Member
already a party to the Convention when such Member notifies the
Director-General of the International Labour Office of its acceptance
thereof.
- 3. Unless the Conference otherwise decides when adopting an
amendment, an amendment shall be effective, by reason of its adoption by
the Conference, in respect of any Member subsequently ratifying the
Convention.
Article 32
The formal ratifications of this Convention shall be communicated to the
Director-General of the International Labour Office for registration.
Article 33
- 1. This Convention shall be binding only upon those Members of
the International Labour Organisation whose ratifications have been
registered with the Director-General.
- 2. It shall come into force twelve months after the date on
which the ratifications of two Members have been registered with the
Director-General.
- 3. Thereafter, this Convention shall come into force for any
Member twelve months after the date on which its ratifications has been
registered.
Article 34
- 1. A Member which has ratified this Convention may denounce it
after the expiration of ten years from the date on which the Convention
first comes into force, by an act communicated to the Director-General
of the International Labour Office for registration. Such denunciation
shall not take effect until one year after the date on which it is
registered.
- 2. Each Member which has ratified this Convention and which
does not, within the year following the expiration of the period of ten
years mentioned in the preceding paragraph, exercise the right of
denunciation provided for in this Article, will be bound for another
period of ten years and, thereafter, may denounce this Convention at the
expiration of each period of ten years under the terms provided for in
this Article.
Article 35
- 1. The Director-General of the International Labour Office
shall notify all Members of the International Labour Organisation of the
registration of all ratifications and denunciations communicated to him
by the Members of the Organisation.
- 2. When notifying the Members of the Organisation of the
registration of the second ratification communicated to him, the
Director-General shall draw the attention of the Members of the
Organisation to the date upon which the Convention will come into
force.
Article 36
The Director-General of the International Labour Office shall communicate to
the Secretary-General of the United Nations for registration in accordance
with Article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations full particulars of
all ratifications and acts of denunciation registered by him in accordance
with the provisions of the preceding Articles.
Article 37
At such times as it may consider necessary the Governing Body of the
International Labour Office shall present to the General Conference a report
on the working of this Convention and shall examine the desirability of
placing on the agenda of the Conference the question of its revision in
whole or in part.
Article 38
- 1. Should the Conference adopt a new Convention revising this
Convention in whole or in part, then, unless the new Convention
otherwise provides:
- (a) the ratification by a Member of the new revising Convention
shall ipso jure involve the immediate denunciation of this
Convention, notwithstanding the provisions of Article 34 above,
if and when the new revising Convention shall have come into
force;
- (b) as from the date when the new revising Convention comes into
force this Convention shall cease to be open to ratification by
the Members.
- 2. This Convention shall in any case remain in force in its
actual form and content for those Members which have ratified it but
have not ratified the revising Convention.
Article 39
The English and French versions of the text of this Convention are equally
authoritative.
SCHEDULE I. LIST OF OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES (1)
| Occupational diseases | Work involving exposure to risk * |
|---|
| 1. Pneumoconioses caused by sclerogenic mineral dust (silicosis,
anthraco-silicosis, asbestosis) and silico-tuberculosis,
provided that silicosis is an essential factor in causing the
resultant incapacity or death. | All work involving exposure to the risk concerned. |
| 2. Bronchopulmonary diseases caused by hard-metal dust. | " |
| 3. Bronchopulmonary diseases caused by cotton dust (byssinosis),
or flax, hemp or sisal dust. | " |
| 4. Occupational asthma caused by sensitising agents or irritants
both recognised in this regard and inherent in the work
process. | " |
| 5. Extrinsic allergic alveolitis and its sequelae caused by the
inhalation of organic dusts, as prescribed by national
legislation. | " |
| 6. Diseases caused by beryllium or its toxic compounds. | " |
| 7. Diseases caused by cadmium or its toxic compounds. | " |
| 8. Diseases caused by phosphorus or its toxic compounds. | " |
| 9. Diseases caused by chromium or its toxic compounds. | " |
| 10. Diseases caused by manganese or its toxic compounds. | " |
| 11. Diseases caused by arsenic or its toxic compounds. | " |
| 12. Diseases caused by mercury or its toxic compounds. | " |
| 13. Diseases caused by lead or its toxic compounds. | " |
| 14. Diseases caused by fluorine or its toxic compounds. | " |
| 15. Diseases caused by carbon disulfide. | " |
| 16. Diseases caused by the toxic halogen derivatives of
aliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbons. | " |
| 17. Diseases caused by benzene or its toxic homologues. | " |
| 18. Diseases caused by toxic nitro- and amino-derivatives of
benzene or its homologues. | " |
| 19. Diseases caused by nitroglycerin or other nitric acid
esters. | " |
| 20. Diseases caused by alcohols, glycols or ketones. | " |
| 21. Diseases caused by asphyxiants: carbon monoxide, hydrogen
cyanide or its toxic derivatives, hydrogen sulfide. | " |
| 22. Hearing impairment caused by noise. | " |
| 23. Diseases caused by vibration (disorders of muscles, tendons,
bones, joints, peripheral blood vessels or peripheral
nerves). | " |
| 24. Diseases caused by work in compressed air. | " |
| 25. Diseases caused by ionising radiations. | All work involving exposure to the action of ionising
radiations. |
| 26. Skin diseases caused by physical, chemical or biological
agents not included under other items. | All work involving exposure to the risk concerned. |
| 27. Primary epitheliomatous cancer of the skin caused by tar,
pitch, bitumen, mineral oil, anthracene, or the compounds,
products or residues of these substances. | " |
| 28. Lung cancer or mesotheliomas caused by asbestos. | " |
| 29. Infectious or parasitic diseases contracted in an occupation
where there is a particular risk of contamination. | - (a) Health or laboratory work.
- (b) Veterinary work.
- (c) Work handling animals, animal carcasses, parts of
such carcasses, or merchandise which may have been
contaminated by animals, animal carcasses, or parts of
such carcasses.
- (d) Other work carrying a particular risk of
contamination.
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(1) The original Schedule I was amended in 1980 in accordance with Article 31 of the Convention.
* In the application of this Schedule the degree and type of exposure should
be taken into account when appropriate.
SCHEDULE II. PERIODICAL PAYMENTS TO STANDARD BENEFICIARIES
| Category | Standard beneficiary | Percentage |
|---|
| 1. Temporary or initial incapacity for work | Man with wife and two children | 60 |
| 2. Total loss of earning capacity or corresponding loss of
faculty | Man with wife and two children | 60 |
| 3. Death of breadwinner | Widow with two children | 50 |
ANNEX
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION OF ALL ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES (Revision 4)*
Section A. Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
| Division | Description |
|---|
| 01 | Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities
|
| 02 | Forestry and Logging |
| 03 | Fishing and aquaculture |
Section B. Mining and Quarrying
| Division | Description |
|---|
| 05 | Mining of coal and lignite |
| 06 | Extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas |
| 07 | Mining of metal ores |
| 08 | Other mining and quarrying |
| 09 | Mining support service activities |
Section C. Manufacturing
| Division | Description |
|---|
| 10 | Manufacture of food products |
| 11 | Manufacture of beverages |
| 12 | Manufacture of tobacco products |
| 13 | Manufacture of textiles |
| 14 | Manufacture of wearing apparel |
| 15 | Manufacture of leather and related products |
| 16 | Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except
furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials
|
| 17 | Manufacture of paper and paper products |
| 18 | Printing and reproduction of recorded media |
| 19 | Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products |
| 20 | Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products |
| 21 | Manufacture of pharmaceuticals, medicinal chemical and botanical
products |
| 22 | Manufacture of rubber and plastics products |
| 23 | Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products |
| 24 | Manufacture of basic metals |
| 25 | Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and
equipment |
| 26 | Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products |
| 27 | Manufacture of electrical equipment |
| 28 | Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. |
| 29 | Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers |
| 30 | Manufacture of other transport equipment |
| 31 | Manufacture of furniture |
| 32 | Other manufacturing |
| 33 | Repair and installation of machinery and equipment |
Section D. Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply
| Division | Description |
|---|
| 35 | Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply |
Section E. Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation
activities
| Division | Description |
|---|
| 36 | Water collection, treatment and supply |
| 37 | Sewerage |
| 38 | Waste collection, treatment and disposal activities; materials
recovery |
| 39 | Remediation activities and other waste management services |
Section F. Construction
| Division | Description |
|---|
| 41 | Construction of buildings |
| 42 | Civil engineering |
| 43 | Specialized construction activities |
Section G. Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and
motorcycles
| Division | Description |
|---|
| 45 | Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and
motorcycles |
| 46 | Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles |
| 47 | Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles |
Section H. Transportation and storage
| Division | Description |
|---|
| 49 | Land transport and transport via pipelines |
| 50 | Water transport |
| 51 | Air transport |
| 52 | Warehousing and support activities for transportation |
| 53 | Postal and courier activities |
Section I. Accommodation and food service activities
| Division | Description |
|---|
| 55 | Accommodation |
| 56 | Food and beverage service activities |
Section J. Information and communication
| Division | Description |
|---|
| 58 | Publishing activities |
| 59 | Motion picture, video and television programme production, sound
recording and music publishing activities |
| 60 | Programming and broadcasting activities |
| 61 | Telecommunications |
| 62 | Computer programming, consultancy and related activities |
| 63 | Information service activities |
Section K. Financial and insurance activities
| Division | Description |
|---|
| 64 | Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding
|
| 65 | Insurance, reinsurance and pension funding, except compulsory
social security |
| 66 | Activities auxiliary to financial service and insurance activities
|
Section L. Real estate activities
| Division | Description |
|---|
| 68 | Real estate activities |
Section M. Professional, scientific and technical activities
| Division | Description |
|---|
| 69 | Legal and accounting activities |
| 70 | Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities |
| 71 | Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and
analysis |
| 72 | Scientific research and development |
| 73 | Advertising and market research |
| 74 | Other professional, scientific and technical activities |
| 75 | Veterinary activities |
Section N. Administrative and support service activities
| Division | Description |
|---|
| 77 | Rental and leasing activities |
| 78 | Employment activities |
| 79 | Travel agency, tour operator, reservation service and related
activities |
| 80 | Security and investigation activities |
| 81 | Services to buildings and landscape activities |
| 82 | Office administrative, office support and other business support
activities |
Section O. Public administration and defence; compulsory social
security
| Division | Description |
|---|
| 84 | Public administration and defence; compulsory social security |
Section P. Education
| Division | Description |
|---|
| 85 | Education |
Section Q. Human health and social work activities
| Division | Description |
|---|
| 86 | Human health activities |
| 87 | Residential care activities |
| 88 | Social work activities without accommodation |
Section R. Arts, entertainment and recreation
| Division | Description |
|---|
| 90 | Creative, arts and entertainment activities |
| 91 | Libraries, archives, museums and other cultural activities |
| 92 | Gambling and betting activities |
| 93 | Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities |
Section S. Other service activities
| Division | Description |
|---|
| 94 | Activities of membership organizations |
| 95 | Repair of computers and personal and household goods |
| 96 | Other personal service activities |
Section T. Activities of households as employers; undifferentiated goods- and
services-producing activities of households for own use
| Division | Description |
|---|
| 97 | Activities of households as employers of domestic personnel |
| 98 | Undifferentiated goods- and services-producing activities of
private households for own use |
Section U. Activities of extraterritorial organizations and bodies
| Division | Description |
|---|
| 99 | Activities of extraterritorial organizations and bodies |
| * Note: In accordance with articles 19(7) and 20(5) of the
Convention, its original Annex has been updated with the amended
version of the International Standard Industrial Classification of
All Economic Activities (ISIC) Rev. 4, as approved by the
Statistical Commission of the UN Economic and Social Council in
March 2006 (Statistical Papers, Series M, No. 4, Rev. 4 - Full
publication on http://unstats.un.org/unsd/cr/registry/isic-4.asp)
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