10 classes of claimants eligible for a benefit:
Silicosis class 1: R70 000. Early stage of silicosis (lung function impairment up to 10%), which is not compensable under the Works Act (ODMWA)
Silicosis class 2: R150 000. This is the equivalent of first-degree silicosis in ODMWA
Silicosis class 3: R250 000. This is the equivalent of secondnd degree silicosis in ODMWA
Silicosis class 4 with defined special aggravated medical condition: up to R500 000. This category is for claimants with extraordinary disease conditions exceeding most other silicotic claimants. There is no equivalent ODMWA compensation category.
Dependant of a deceased claimant who died between March 1965 and the effective date: R100 000, where silicosis was primary cause of death;
Dependant of a deceased claimant who died between January 1, 2008 and terminating on the effective date, where the deceased had the condition referred to in 2 or 3: R70 000;
First-degree tuberculosis. A claimant must: (i) have worked underground at a Working Group (WG) mine for two years; and (ii) been diagnosed with first-degree tuberculosis within a year of at least one shift: R50 000;
Second-degree tuberculosis (same conditions as above save for diagnosis): R100 000.
‘Historical’ tuberculosis (in absence of medical report): A claimant must: (i) have worked at a WG mine for two years between March 12, 1965 and February 28, 1994; (ii) been issued with a tuberculosis certificate within a year of at least one shift: R10 000 or same condition as (i) and (ii) above but with proof of first-degree tuberculosis: R50 000 or second-degree tuberculosis: R100 000.
Dependant of deceased claimant where: (i) the deceased worked underground at a WG mine for two years; (ii) the deceased died within a year of at least one shift; and (iii) tuberculosis was the primary cause of death: R100 000.
Benefits increase annually by the extent of the increase in the CPI from the third year of operation of the trust fund. The diagnoses are in line with the Medical Bureau for Occupation Diseases definitions.