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  To provide for compensation for disablement caused by occupational injuries or diseases sustained or contracted by employees in the course of their employment, or for death resulting from such injuries or diseases; and to provide for matters connected therewith. Application The Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act applies to: all employers; and casual and full-time workers who, as a result of a workplace accident or work-related disease: are injured, disabled, or killed; or become ill. This excludes - workers who are totally or partially disabled for less than 3 days; domestic workers; anyone receiving military training; members of – the South African National Defence Force, or the South African Police Service; any worker guilty of wilful misconduct, unless they are seriously disabled or killed; anyone employed outside the RSA for 12 or more continuous months; and workers working mainly outside the RSA and only temporarily employed in the RSA. Read Online Amended Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act Online version of the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act as amended by the Amendment - Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases 1997, and  Amendment - Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act 1993 Download To download a file, right-click on the link and select "Save Target As...". Act - Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases.pdf   Original Act governing compensation for work-related accidents and diseases   File Size: 265 KB Amendment - Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases 1997.pdf   Amendment to the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act   File Size: 257 KB Amendment - COID - Schedule 3.pdf   Schedule 3 deals with the list of Occupational Diseases which depicts the diseases that are occupational and compensable on the benefits of an explicit presumption referred to in terms of section 66 of the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act.   File Size: 277 KB Amended Act - Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases.doc   Current legislation consisting of the original Act with any subsequent Amendments incorporated   File Size: 579 KB Amended Act - Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases.pdf   Original Act with all Amendments incorporated   File Size: 575 KB About file formats   This icon indicates that the file is a Microsoft Word document.  You must have Microsoft Word installed on your computer in order to open the file.   This icon indicates that the file is a Adobe Portable Document (PDF) file.  You must have the free Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer in order to open the file. Download Adobe Reader — free software for viewing and printing Adobe Portable Document Format files. ​