Guidelines for medico-legal evaluation of occupational skin diseases in Germany - Examples from the construction industry [Empfehlungen zur begutachtung von berufsdermatosen - erläuterungen anhand von beispielen aus dem baugewerbe]

Abstract

Occupational skin diseases are the most common occupational diseases in Germany and amount to more than 25% of all suspected occupational diseases. Medico-legal evaluation of occupational skin diseases necessitate the highest possible quality because of the difficult technical aspects given by the German accident insurance system. To ascertain the quality of medico-legal evaluation and the equal treatment of workers being evaluated specific guidelines for occupational skin diseases were developed and seminars for specialists were initiated. We introduce these guidelines using examples from the construction industry.