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WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION AND INSURANCE TABLE 11-F. COVERAGE OF OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES Full Coverage Alaska Arkansas California Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Hawaii Illinois Indiana Kentucky Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Missouri Nebraska Nevada New Jersey New York North Dakota Ohio Oregon Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Carolina Utah Virginia1 Washington West Virginia Wisconsin United States Federal employees Longshoremen Alabama Arizona Colorado Georgia Idaho Iowa Kansas Schedule Coverage Louisiana Maine Mississippi Montana New Hampshire New Mexico North Carolina Oklahoma South Dakota Tennessee* Texas Vermont No Coverage Wyoming* Source State Workmen'e Compensation Laxot Bulletin 161, U 3. Department of Labor, rev 1M4 Notes (Be sure to check latest rulings)' 1 Employer may elect Bchednle eoverasa. Poll covenigo possible. Some worfcero hen won benefits ibronsb court decisions ure to give certain information, or for mis leading omissions from his health history Since occupational diseases develop or "accumulate" over a long period of time during which a worker may have several different employers, some provision must be made for fixing responsibility In most states, the employer under whom the em ployee was last injuriously exposed is held liable for the compensation Some states provide that the last employer may appeal to the commission to have the costs for compensation properly apportioned among the other employers who are liable In any event, it behooves an employer to require physical examination of all new employees at the time of hiring, not only to fix responsibility for occupational diseases. existing hernias, and other physical weak nesses or disabilities, but also, of even more importance, to facilitate proper placement Periodic re-examinations should be made when specific operations include silica, lead, asbestos, and other hazardous exposures There is much controversy concerning whether loss of hearing should be consid ered an industrial disease In some states, benefits are established for industrial loss of hearing according to certain formulas, in others, total and permanent industrial loss of hearing is considered an accident and treated as such under the workmen's compensation laws With the growing use of sources of atomic energy for industrial purposes, the full protection of workers who are injured 11-18