Friday, 21 October 2011

In 2011 further limitation to the freedom of movement for workers drop out. The national social security systems within the European Union still differ. This is also true for the compensation of occupational diseases. The European list of occupational diseases promotes the process of convergence of the natioanl systems but it failed to clear the existing differences. The EU commissioned analyses in this field and aims for proposals for enhancements. Two lectures from the German perspective highlight the issue from the medical, the legal and the social-politcal point of view. Some remarkable developments in the neighbour countries Denmark, France, and Switzerland are to be presented and discussed.

Coordinators: German Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (BMAS), German Social Accident Insurance (DGUV)

Chairpersons: Puran Falatouri, BMAS und Dr Andreas Kranig, DGUV

09:15 – 09:30

Introduction: Occupational Diseases

Puran Falatouri and Dr Andreas Kranig

09:30 – 09:50

Occupational Diseases in Germany and Europe from the from the point of view of occupational medicine

Prof Dr Andreas Seidler, Institut und Poliklinik für Arbeits- und Sozialmedizin der Technischen Universität Dresden

09:55 – 10:15

Occupational Diseases in Germany and Europe from the from the point of view of social policy and regulation

Dr Andreas Kranig, Deutsche Gesetzliche Unfallversicherung (DGUV)

10:20 – 10:40

Recognition of musculo-skeletal diseases in France

Dr. Ursula Descamps, Caisse national d'assurance maladie des travailleurs salaries (CNAMTS), Frankreich

10:45 – 11:00 Uhr

Break

11:00 – 11:20 Uhr

The relevance of the complement clause in the Swiss system of occupational diseases.

Thomas Mäder, Suva Switzerland

11:25 – 11:45 Uhr

New occupational diseases in Denmark by the example of „Breast Cancer in consequence of shiftwork at night“

Dr. Johnni Hansen, Institute of Cancer Epidemiology, Danish Cancer Society

11:45 – 12:15 Discussion