Black Lung Benefits Act — Federal statute benefitting coal miners who are stricken with pneumoconiosis, a chronic dust disease of the lung. 30 U.S.C.A. No. 902. Benefits under the Act are administered by the Department of Labor … Black's law dictionary
Black Lung Benefits Act — Federal statute benefitting coal miners who are stricken with pneumoconiosis, a chronic dust disease of the lung. 30 U.S.C.A. No. 902. Benefits under the Act are administered by the Department of Labor … Black's law dictionary
Benefits Review Board — The Department of Labor s Benefits Review Board was created in 1972, by the United States Congress, to review and issue decisions on appeals of workers’ compensation claims arising under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act and the… … Wikipedia
Lung cancer — Classification and external resources Cross section of a human lung. The white area in the upper lobe is cancer; the black areas are discoloration due to smoking. ICD 10 C … Wikipedia
Carol M. Black — Professor Dame Carol Black DBE, MD, FRCP, MACP, FMedSci, is the UK National Director for Health and Work, Chairman of the Nuffield Trust, Chairman of the Governance Board of the new Centre for Workforce Intelligence, President of the British Lung … Wikipedia
Coalworker's pneumoconiosis — Classification and external resources Coal ICD 10 J60 … Wikipedia
Pneumoconiosis — Classification and external resources Micrograph of asbestosis (with ferruginous bodies), a type of pneumoconiosis. H E stain. ICD … Wikipedia
Doe v. Chao — Supreme Court of the United States Argued December 3, 2003 Decided February 24, 2004 … Wikipedia
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs — Agency overview Formed 1981 Jurisdiction Federal government of the United States Headquarters … Wikipedia
occupational disease — A disease (as black lung disease incurred by miners) resulting from exposure during employment to conditions or substances detrimental to health. Impairment of health not caused by accident but by exposure to conditions incidental to and arising… … Black's law dictionary