Occupational Disease. Cumulative Trauma except when from a “Sudden and Accidental” event of 48 hours or less. For the purpose of this Contract, “Sudden and Accidental” shall mean that the first and last exposure to the causative agent to each and every individual contributing to the loss shall fall within a single and continuous 48 hour period.
Occupational Disease. Any occupational disease as defined in the New York State W orkers’ Compensation Law, which is causally related to a firefighter’s duties, shall constitute a disability under Section 207-a. Firefighters who claim job-related injuries due to occupational disease must file a form “Employer’s Report of Work-Related Accident or Occupational Disease” and if medical treatment is sought for such disease, an authorization for health information, within thirty (30) days of when he or she knew or should have known of the presence of the occupational disease. Any failure to file the Work-Related Accident or Occupational Disease and medical authorization as required by this paragraph, and to follow the procedures for the processing of a claim for Section 207-a benefits, shall be deemed a waiver of those benefits.
Occupational Disease. An occupational disease is a condition produced in the work environment over a period longer than one workday or shift. It may result from systemic infection, repeated stress or strain, exposure to toxins, poisons, or fumes, or other continuing conditions of the work environment.
Occupational Disease. Arising from silicosis, black lung, brown lung or mesothelioma, and/or sickness resulting from occupational hazards at work.
Occupational Disease. 1. Financial benefits for occupational diseases shall be determined in accordance with the laws of the Contracting Party applicable to the worker while he or she was engaged in the activity entailing a risk of such disease, even if the disease was diagnosed for the first time while the worker was subject to the laws of the other Party.
