[Comments on the further development of the international classification of pneumoconiosis (author's transl)].

The latest version of the international classification of pneumoconiosis by the International Labour Office (ILO) in Geneva is presented, ie "ILO 1980 International Classification of X-Ray Findings in Pneumoconiosis", and is tabulated in detail. In connection with the specified modifications of the previous classification (ILO U/C 1971) initial critical assessments are made with particular reference also to the adaptation to conditions prevailing specifically in the Federal Republic of Germany.