LAW
This section of the act provides general compensation rules for occupational diseases.
What is s.136?
This policy clarifies how date of disablement is determined for occupational disease claims.
What is C4-26.00?
This is an alternative to a traditional job site visit.
What is a virtual job site visit?
This term encompasses both tendonitis and tendinosis.
What is tendinopathy?
Rotator cuff muscles are associated with this body part
What is the shoulder?
This section of the Act speaks to Board powers in relation to recognition of occupational diseases.
What is s.138?
This Practice Directive relates to ASTD claims.
What is c4-2?
This is what ASTD stands for.
What is Activity-Related Soft Tissue Disorders?
This is another name for stenosing tenosynovitis.
What is trigger finger?
This is the biggest bone in the body
What is the femur?
This section of the Act is associated with Schedule 1.
What is s.137?
This policy speaks to establishing work causation for ASTDs.
What is C4-27.10?
You should never go to a job site visit without this.
What is your work phone?
These are the two forms of tendinopathy recognized under Schedule 1.
What are hand-wrist and shoulder?
These are the two bones in your forearm.
What are the ulna and radius?
This Regulation lists occupational diseases designated or recognized by regulation of general application.
What is the Occupational Disease Recognition Regulation?
This policy provides clarification on epicondylitis.
What is C4-27.30?
This is one question you should never ask a medical advisor.
What is 'Did work cause the ASTD condition?'
This is a common diagnosis that is found on ASTD claims but not included in Schedule 1 or the Regulation.
What is a repetitive strain injury?
These are the bones that make up the wrist.
What are the carpal bones?
This subsection of s.136 clarifies that health care benefits may be payable for OD claims even though the worker is not disabled from earning full wages at work.
What is s.136(3)?
This appendix provides a list of absolute risk factors to use when adjudicating ASTD claims.
What is NONE?
These are the two ways in which you can engage a medical advisor on an ODA and/or ASTD claim.
What are drop-in sessions and clinical opinions?
This condition is due to repeated blunt trauma to the ulnar border of the affected hand.
What is hypothenar hammer syndrome?
This is a fibrous connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone.
What is a tendon?