UAE Labour / Employment LawCabinet Resolution No. (33) of 2022 Concerning Work Injuries and Occupational Diseases

Article (1) Definitions The definitions stated in the aforementioned Federal Law No (33) of 2021 shall apply to this Resolution; otherwise, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings assigned to each of them, unless the context required otherwise: Medical Authority : Any federal or local governmental health facility that provide health affairs in the State or any private health facility licensed to provide health services in the State/ Health Authority : Any federal or local governmental authority concerned with regulating health affairs, each within the limits of its competence.

Article (2) Identification of Work Injuries & Occupational Diseases 1. Occupational diseases shall be determined according to Table No. (1) attached hereto.

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Cabinet Resolution of 2022 Concerning Work Diseases and Occupational Injuries 2 2. Work injuries that result in permanent total disability shall be determined in accordance with Table (2) attached hereto. 3. Work injuries that result in permanent partial disability shall be determined in accordance with Table (3) attached hereto.

Article (3) Procedures and Requirements to be Followed in the Event of Work Injuries or Occupational Diseases If a worker sustained a work injury or an occupational disease as shown in Tables 1, 2, and 3 attached thereto, the employer or his legal representative shall act as follows: 1. Report the incident to the medical authority. 2. Report the competent police station according to the geographical scope. The report shall be made immediately in the event of a work injury as a result of an accident or any injury other than occupational disease, and the notification shall be from the date of the employer knowledge of the existence of a suspected occupational disease. 3. Report the Ministry th…

Article (4) Conducting Investigations into Work Injuries & Occupational Diseases 1. The competent investigation authority at the police station shall carry out the necessary inference and investigation procedures according to the procedures followed in this regard, immediately after receiving the report, provided that these procedures shall prove whether the occurrence of the injury was work-related or not, and whether its occurrence was expected or it was the result of any of the following reasons: a. If the injury was a deliberate self-injury;

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Cabinet Resolution of 2022 Concerning Work Diseases and Occupational Injuries 3 b. If the injury was a result of a direct consequenc…

Article (5) Medical Report 1. Upon completion of treatment, the treating medical authority shall prepare a report on the work injury or occupational disease, in which it shall specify the injury, the type of occupational disease, the cause of any of them, the date of its occurrence, its relevance to work, the duration of treatment, the degree of disability, whether it was total or partial, and the extent of the ability of the injured worker to continue to work. 2. The report of the medical authority shall be approved by the federal or local governmental health authority affiliated to it. The approval shall be based on the recommendation of a specialised medical committee or through any other…

Article (6) Details of the Work Injuries & Occupational Diseases 1. All medical authorities in the State shall periodically provide the Ministry with data on work injuries and occupational diseases that they receive through approved electronic systems,

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Cabinet Resolution of 2022 Concerning Work Diseases and Occupational Injuries 4 provided that the data shall include the name of the worker, identification number, nationality, place of injury, date of injury, Emirate, degree of injury, and name of the health authority. 2. All medical authorities shall record the data referred to in the item (in the national health file of the patient) of this article through the approved syste…

Article (7) Employer Obligation for Work Injuries and Occupational Diseases Compensation In cases of work injuries and occupational diseases, the employer shall pay the due compensation to the worker according to the Tables attached hereto, taking into account the following provisions: 1. The total disability of the function of any organ or part of the body shall be equivalent to the total loss of that organ or part of the body. 2. If the injured worker was left-handed, all compensations listed in the attached tables for left- hand injuries shall be considered as if they were for the right-handed. 3. In cases of corruption, mutilation or abnormal change of any body organ or any part of the b…

Article (8) Updating Schedules The Minister, in coordination with the Ministry of Health and Community Protection, may update Table No. (1) attached hereto regarding occupational diseases if needed.

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Article (9) Publication and Enforcement This Resolution shall be published in the Official Gazette and enter into force as of the day following the date of its publication in the Official Gazette. Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Prime Minister Issued by Us, On: 10 Ramadan 1443 A.H. Corresponding to: 11 April 2022 AD

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Cabinet Resolution of 2022 Concerning Work Diseases and Occupational Injuries 6 SCHEDULES ANNEXED TO CABINET RESOLUTION NO. 33 OF 2022 REGARDING WORK INJURIES & OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES SCHEDULE NO. (1) Occupational Illness Disease-Causing Work Diseases Serial No. Any occupation that requires use or handling of lead or its compounds containing lead. Poisoning by lead…