work-related illness
collocation in Englishmeaningsofwork-relatedandillness
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work-related
adjective
uk/ˈwɜːk.rɪˌleɪ.tɪd/us/ˈwɝːk.rɪˌleɪ.t̬ɪd/
connected with someone's job or with paid work ...
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illness
noun
uk/ˈɪl.nəs/us/ˈɪl.nəs/
a disease of the body ...
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(Definition ofwork-relatedandillnessfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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They argued that traumatized veterans were entitled to specialized psychiatr ic care and disability pensions because they suffered from a disorder that was equivalent to awork-relatedillness.
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Each single accident and eachwork-relatedillnessconstitutes a breach of a worker's fundamental rights.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
We have had no claims forwork-relatedillnessin 2001.
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Unfortunately there is still a great deal ofwork-relatedillnessand injury.
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No claims were made forwork-relatedillnessin 2001.
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Information is not held for sick absences due towork-relatedillnessor injury and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
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At a simple level, it is about reducing accidents at work andwork-relatedillness.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
An estimated 2 million people a year suffer fromwork-relatedillnessand 250 to 300 people a year die from work-related injuries.
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Particular consideration should be given to employees who are injured at work or who are incapacitated bywork-relatedillness.
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Vibrating machinery, lighting, and air pressure can also causework-relatedillnessand injury.
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A third of work-related illnesses are due to the use of chemicals dangerous to people’s health.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Those involved work in the community and help to identify the causes of work-related illnesses.
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Some 4 500 workers die each year as a result of accidents at work and many more from work-related illnesses.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
One of the most significant contributions of the report is perhaps the finding that permanent employment is a requirement for combating accidents and work-related illnesses.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
In order to do this, we need a coherent, sustained programme which will protect employees against the risks of accidents and work-related illnesses.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
More should also be done to improve our working environment so that we prevent accidents at work and work-related illnesses.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
This is important because, while men are more often the victims of serious accidents at work, women tend to suffer for longer periods of time from work-related illnesses.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
More and more scientific research shows that modern-day illnesses such as asthma, allergies, certain types of cancer and work-related illnesses are often the result of chemical products in the environment.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
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