POLICY NUMBER: 1. 2. 12

Effective Date: February 1, 1996
Date Issued: December 1, 1995
Date Approved by Board of Directors: October 4, 1995
Topic: Mesothelioma in Asbestos Workers
Section: Entitlement
Subsection: Occupational Diseases

Policy Statement

1. Mesothelioma in asbestos workers is to be considered under the following guidelines.

1.1 Based on medical studies, mesothelioma claims are to be favourably considered when the following circumstances apply:

1.1.1 There is a clear and adequate history of at least 10 years occupational exposure to asbestos;

1.1.2 There is a minimum interval of 15 years between first exposure to asbestos and the appearance of mesothelioma;

1.1.3 Claims which do not meet the guidelines in 1.1.1 and 1.1.2 above should be individually judged on their own merits having regard to the intensity of exposure and other factors peculiar to the individual case. Consideration will be given where it seems evident that the mesothelioma cancer resulted from occupational exposure to asbestos.

Application

This Policy applies to all decisions made on or after February 1, 1996.

References

Workers' Compensation Act (Chapter 10, Acts of 1994 - 95), Section 12