Decree No.53/05 of 15 Aug. 2005 - Legal framework for occupational accidents and diseases Jurisdiction Angola Year 2005 Published in Portuguese Original/other title [Portuguese] Decreto n.°53/05 de 15 de Agosto - Regime jurídico dos acidentes de trabalho e doenças profissionais Serial title Diário da República Source 15 Aug. 2005, Series I, No.97, p.1754-1768. Descriptors [Primary] Angola, workmen's compensation [Secondary] law, schedule of occupational diseases Subject category General safety, health and conditions of work Abstract This Law creates a scheme for the compensation of occupational diseases and accidents in Angola. All workers (including apprentices and interns) except those in the public service are covered. Contents: occupational accidents; occupational diseases; obligatory nature of workers' compensation insurance coverage and of related activities; first aid provisions; medical examinations; notifications; classification and definition of incapacity; evaluation and compensation of incapacity; conditions for payment. In annex: schedule of compensable occupational diseases. CIS No. 06-1251 Database ID 105978