# 20 CFR § 702.212: Notice; when given; when given for certain occupational diseases

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-702.212

## Section

- **Citation:** 20 CFR § 702.212
- **Heading:** Notice; when given; when given for certain occupational diseases
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 20—Employees' Benefits > CHAPTER VI—OFFICE OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION PROGRAMS, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR > SUBCHAPTER A—LONGSHOREMEN'S AND HARBOR WORKERS' COMPENSATION ACT AND RELATED STATUTES > PART 702—ADMINISTRATION AND PROCEDURE > Subpart B—Claims Procedures > Notice

## Text

(a) For other than occupational diseases described in (b), the employee must give notice within thirty (30) days of the date of the injury or death. For this purpose the date of injury or death is:
(1) The day on which a traumatic injury occurs;
(2) The date on which the employee or claimant is or by the exercise of reasonable diligence or by reason of medical advice, should have been aware of a relationship between the injury or death and the employment; or
(3) In the case of claims for loss of hearing, the date the employee receives an audiogram, with the accompanying report which indicates the employee has suffered a loss of hearing that is related to his or her employment. (See § 702.441).
(b) In the case of an occupational disease which does not immediately result in disability or death, notice must be given within one year after the employee or claimant becomes aware, or in the exercise of reasonable diligence or by reason of medical advice, should have been aware, of the relationship between the employment, the disease and the death or disability. For purposes of these occupational diseases, therefore, the notice period does not begin to run until the employee is disabled, or in the case of a retired employee, until a permanent impairment exists.
(c) For purposes of workers whose coverage under this Act is dependent on denial of coverage under a State compensation program, as described in § 701.401, the time limitations set forth above do not begin to run until a final decision denying State coverage is issued under the State compensation act.
(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 1215-0160)
[50 FR 397, Jan. 3, 1985, as amended at 51 FR 4283, Feb. 3, 1986]

## Nearby sections

- [20 CFR § 702.201 § 702.201 Reports from employers of employee's injury or death.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-702.201.md)
- [20 CFR § 702.202 § 702.202 Employer's report; form and contents.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-702.202.md)
- [20 CFR § 702.203 § 702.203 Employer's report; how given.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-702.203.md)
- [20 CFR § 702.204 § 702.204 Employer's report; penalty for failure to furnish and or falsifying.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-702.204.md)
- [20 CFR § 702.205 § 702.205 Employer's report; effect of failure to report upon time limitations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-702.205.md)
- [20 CFR § 702.211 § 702.211 Notice of employee's injury or death; designation of responsible official.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-702.211.md)
- [20 CFR § 702.212 § 702.212 Notice; when given; when given for certain occupational diseases.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-702.212.md)
- [20 CFR § 702.213 § 702.213 Notice; by whom given.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-702.213.md)
- [20 CFR § 702.214 § 702.214 Notice; form and content.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-702.214.md)
- [20 CFR § 702.215 § 702.215 Notice; how given.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-702.215.md)
- [20 CFR § 702.216 § 702.216 Effect of failure to give notice.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-702.216.md)
- [20 CFR § 702.217 § 702.217 Penalty for false statement, misrepresentation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-702.217.md)
- [20 CFR § 702.221 § 702.221 Claims for compensation; time limitations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-702.221.md)
- [20 CFR § 702.222 § 702.222 Claims; exceptions to time limitations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-702.222.md)

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