What is NOT considered an occupational disease?

An injury caused during work hours is classified as a work-related injury rather than an occupational disease. Occupational diseases are typically defined as illnesses that arise out of employment due to continuous exposure to harmful conditions or activities related to one's job, rather than a specific event or injury occurring during work hours.

In occupational disease cases, options such as conditions developed due to environmental exposure, long-term repetitive strain injuries, and illnesses contracted from working with harmful substances all reflect health issues linked to the nature or environment of the work itself. These diseases develop over time and are directly associated with the job's inherent risks or exposures.

By identifying an injury that occurs during specific work hours as not being an occupational disease, it highlights the distinction between immediate physical injuries and more gradually developed health conditions stemming from a workplace environment.