COIDA

However, SA labour law is clear: all persons who are employed by a business entity on a contractual basis (verbal or written), and are paid, are covered by the COIDA (South African Labour Guide [8] and Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act No.

The primary objective of this study was to determine how many patients presenting to the public hospital's hand unit in a single month with occupational hand injuries had been correctly captured as claimable COIDA cases.

In February 2004, the claimant submitted an objection in terms of Section 91 of COIDA on the grounds that 15% was inadequate to compensate for the loss of earnings capacity caused by his severe impairment.

The COIDA system for occupational diseases in South African has been functioning poorly for a long time.

While important circular instructions for the diagnosis and compensation of common occupational diseases have been promulgated by the COIDA Commissioner, the provincial medical advisory panels initially established in 2004 in the Western Cape, and a year later in KZN, were precipitately closed down for dubious reasons despite providing a much more efficient and cost-effective service at provincial rather than central level.

In particular, the industry has strongly resisted any merger of the two compensation systems (COIDA and ODMWA) that would do away with systematic disadvantages suffered by current and ex-miners.