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If you are exposed to a hazard at work that can cause an occupational disease, you will receive preventive measures under certain conditions.
The Landwirtschaftliche Berufsgenossenschaft (LBG) can use all suitable means to counteract occupational hazards that could lead to the development, recurrence or aggravation of an occupational disease with preventive individual measures, so-called individual prevention.
If you have health problems as a result of your work that could become an occupational disease or if you already have an occupational disease and notice an aggravation, you may be entitled to individual prevention measures from the LBG.
The aim of individual prevention measures is to enable you to continue your previous activities at work in a suitable manner without this leading to a further deterioration of your health.
The individual preventive measures are developed and offered to you by LBG on the basis of your illness and taking into account the working conditions at your workplace.
Depending on the occupational hazards and health complaints, these may include
You do not need to submit any documents.
You do not have to submit an application to receive preventive measures against an occupational disease. Instead, you can inform the LBG of your need or the LBG will contact you.
There are no costs for you.
You do not have to meet any deadlines.
Depending on the individual measure.
There are no indications or special features.
Are you exposed to a risk at work that could lead to the development, aggravation or recurrence of an occupational disease? If so, you are entitled to preventive measures under certain conditions.
The Agricultural Accident Insurance Fund investigates the suspicion of an occupational disease when it receives a report of such a disease.