[The dermatologist's report or/and medical report on well-founded suspicions of occupational disease].

The "Hautarztverfahren" (method of registering occupationally induced dermatoses at an early stage) can be a great help before a real occupational disease occurs. The limits of practising this desirable procedure are relatively small and are to be shown. Section 5 BeKVO (law of occupational diseases) is important for the medical proceedings in case of a well-founded suspicion of an occupational disease no. 5101. The consequences of the started procedures will be shown using examples. Figures will document that 50% of well-founded cases of suspicion concern occupationally induced dermatoses. Of these about 8% receive compensation. For those remaining, measures are normally carried out, according to Section 3.