The Final Report of the Chair of the Occupational Disease Advisory Panel was approved by the Board of Directors of the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) on June 9, 2005 for implementation.
Purpose of the chair’s final report
The Chair’s final report provides a solid and clear platform for both fair and consistent occupational disease policy making and adjudication at the WSIB. The report contains recommendations for the use of scientific evidence and legal principles in:
- Placing an occupational disease into a schedule in the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act
- Developing policies for compensating occupational disease claims
- Decision-making in occupational disease claims
WSIB protocol
The WSIB has prepared a protocol in response to the Chair’s final report. The protocol describes how the WSIB proposes to implement the principles and concepts developed in the Chair’s final report in its day-to-day business.
Chair’s final report and related documents
Download these documents:
- Guide to Documents and Summary of Changes to Draft Report (PDF)
- Document A - Background Memorandum on Occupational Disease Issues (PDF)
- Document B - History of the Occupational Disease Advisory Panel (PDF)
- Document C - Chair’s Response to 2004 Public Consultation (PDF)
- Document D - Final Report of the Chair (PDF)
- Document E - Final Report of the Chair: Executive Summary (PDF)
- A Protocol for Occupational Disease Policy Development and Claims Adjudication (Draft) (PDF)
To obtain a paper copy of the Chair’s final report, protocol, and related documents, please contact the WSIB at:
Email:
Mail:
Medical and Occupational Disease Policy Branch
Workplace Safety and Insurance Board
200 Front Street West, 18th floor
Toronto, Ontario M5V 3J1
Phone:
1-800-387-0750
416-344-4440
TTY: 1-800-387-0050