Bill 81 explained in plain English
Workplace Safety and Insurance Amendment Act (Presumptions for Firefighters), 2013
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This bill amends the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997 to establish presumptions for certain occupational diseases in firefighters and fire investigators.
Bill 81, the Workplace Safety and Insurance Amendment Act (Presumptions for Firefighters), 2013, amends the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997. It adds six specific diseases to a list for which firefighters and fire investigators are presumed to have contracted them due to their employment. This presumption applies unless proven otherwise. The bill also specifies the diagnosis dates for which these presumptions are valid.
- Amends the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997 to add six specific diseases to the list of occupational diseases for which firefighters and fire investigators are presumed to be affected due to their employment.
- Establishes that these diseases are presumed to be occupational if diagnosed on or after specific dates: January 1, 1980, for three diseases and January 1, 2016, for the other three (as specified in the commencement provisions).
- Repeals existing subsections 15.1 (4) and (5) of the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997, and replaces them with new provisions.
- Specifies that the presumption applies unless the contrary is shown.
- Firefighters
- Fire investigators
- The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB)
- Firefighters and fire investigators have a right to a presumption that certain diagnosed diseases are work-related, unless proven otherwise.
- Firefighters and fire investigators must be prescribed under clause (8) (a) of the Act to benefit from the presumption.
- The Act receives Royal Assent on the day it comes into force, unless otherwise specified.
- Section 1 (2), which deals with primary-site breast cancer and multiple myeloma, comes into force on January 1, 2014.
- Section 1 (3), which deals with primary-site lung cancer, comes into force on January 1, 2015.
- Section 1 (4), which deals with primary-site skin cancer and primary-site prostate cancer, comes into force on January 1, 2016.
- The presumption for diseases listed in subsection (4.1) applies to diseases diagnosed on or after January 1, 1980.
- The presumption for diseases prescribed under clause (8) (d) applies to diseases diagnosed on or after January 1, 1960.
- The bill does not specify which diseases fall under clause (8) (d) of the Act, for which the presumption applies to diseases diagnosed on or after January 1, 1960.
- The exact list of the six diseases added by the bill is detailed within section 15.1 (4.1) of the amended Act.
- The bill's commencement dates vary for different sections, indicating a phased implementation.
Adds specific occupational diseases to the list for which firefighters and fire investigators are presumed to be affected due to their employment, and sets conditions for this presumption.
Source: Section 15.1 (4) and (4.1)
Removes the existing rules regarding presumptions for occupational diseases for firefighters and fire investigators under subsection 15.1 (4) and (5).
Source: Section 1 (1)
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