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The Workers' Benefit Fund (WBF) assessment funds return-to-work programs, provides increased benefits over time for workers who are permanently and totally disabled, and gives benefits to families of workers who die from workplace injuries or diseases.
Silicosis is an incurable, often fatal, disease caused by exposure to one of the most common forms of silica – crystalline silica dust. Crystalline means that the oxygen and silicon atoms are arranged in a specific pattern.
This is an assessment on the payroll earned by all workers subject to Oregon workers' compensation law, or non-subject workers the employer chooses to cover with workers' compensation insurance. The assessment is calculated on hours worked in the quarter they are paid by employers.
SILICA RULES? Employees exposed to respirable crystalline silica dust are at increased risk of developing silicosis and other respiratory diseases, lung cancer, and kidney disease. The silica rules were written to protect these workers from overexposure. WHAT INDUSTRIES ARE AFFECTED? The rules apply to general industry and construction
Any worker exposed to dust that contains crystalline silica – from crushed rock, soil, dirt, gravel, or sand, for example – should be concerned about silicosis. Common exposure sources include cutting, sawing, drilling, and crushing concrete, brick, ceramic tiles, rock, and stone products.
The 2022 Workers Benefit Fund (WBF) assessment rate is 2.2 cents per hour. Go online at https://www. oregon.gov/dcbs/cost/Pages/index.aspx for current rate notice.
24 Ιουν 2021 · OAR 436-105-0006. Workers’ Benefit Fund. (1) The department maintains the financial integrity of the Workers’ Benefit Fund under ORS 656.605 (Workers’ Benefit Fund) and all reimbursement is subject to the availability of funds.
