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Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1992 – Guide to the Assessment of the Degree of Permanent Impairment Edition 3.0
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Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1992 – Guide to the Assessment of the Degree of Permanent Impairment Edition 3.0
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106 For hyper-reactivity of airways due to occupational exposures, assessment of impairment is made after:
a) the diagnosis and cause are established;
b) exposure to the provoking factors is eliminated; and
c) appropriate treatment of asthma is implemented.
107 Appropriate treatment follows the guidelines in the Asthma Management Handbook 2002 (National Asthma Council, 2002, 5th edition, Melbourne: National Asthma Council of Australia), a later edition of those guidelines, or later guidelines widely accepted by the medical profession as representing best practice.
108 Permanent impairment should not be assessed until 2 years after cessation of exposure to provoking factors as severity may decrease during this period.
109 An impairment rating scale is set out in Figure 2-A: Calculating asthma impairment score and Table 2.2: WPI derived from asthma impairment score. The scale used in Figure 2-A and Table 2.2 is modified to account for frequency of increased impairment from asthma despite optimal treatment.