What is an occupational disease?

One disease may be regarded as professional when contracted as a result of your work.

The disease may be of occupational origin whether or not it appears in the table of occupational diseasesTables of occupational diseases.

Diseases listed in the table

Diseases in the table occupational diseases include presumed to have been contracted in the course of your work.

The table specifies the following:

• Diseases concerned
• Time to take over (and, in some cases, time to exposure)
• Indicative list of the main works that may cause these diseases

However, if one or more conditions relating to the time taken over, the duration of exposure or the indicative list of works are not fulfilled, recognition of the occupational disease remains possible.

In this case, the CPAM: titleContent (or the MSA: titleContent if you are dependent on the agricultural system) can recognize the occupational origin of the disease if the latter is caused directly through your usual work.

To obtain support, it is necessary to respect the recognition procedure specific.

Once the recognition has been made, you may be entitled to the following allowances:

• In case ofwork stoppage, social security benefits and supplementary compensation paid by the employer
• In case ofpermanent incapacity for work (PIP), compensation specific, and additional compensation in the event of serious misconduct on the part of the employer

Other diseases (not listed in the table)

A disease unregistered in the table of occupational diseases is not presumed to have been contracted in the course of your work.

However, if the 2 conditions are combined, a non-listed disease in the table can be recognized of professional origin:

• The disease is essentially and directly caused by your usual work
• She entrains either the death, or a permanent incapacity of at least 25%

To obtain support, it is necessary to respect the recognition procedure specific.

Once the recognition has been made, you may be entitled to the following allowances:

• In case ofwork stoppage, social security benefits and supplementary compensation paid by the employer
• In case ofpermanent incapacity for work (PIP), compensation specific and additional compensation in the event of serious misconduct on the part of the employer