Felicitas Kienboeck

First name

Felicitas

Last name

Kienboeck

Organisation name

Felicitas Kienboeck

Type of member

Local/Public Authority

Describe your organisation

AUVA (Allgemeine Unfallversicherungsanstalt - the Austrian Workers' Compensation Board) is the social insurance for occupational risks for more than 3.1 million employees and 1.4 million pupils and students. It is financed mainly by contributions paid by employers. Its legal duties are: prevention of occupational accidents and diseases, occupational medical care, first aid for occupational accidents, post traumatic treatment, rehabilitation, financial compensation and research.

We care for about 170 000 victims of occupational accidents and diseases annually. About 350 000 persons involved in accidents of all kinds are treated in our trauma centres and rehabilitation centres every year. We pay about 73 000 compensations per year to victims of occupational accidents and diseases or their families.

Insured Persons
1.42 million school children and students
1.81 million white collar workers
1.31 million blue collar workers

Legal Duties
Prevention of occupational accidents and diseases
Occupational medical care
First aid for occupational accidents
Post traumatic treatment
Rehabilitation
Compensation
Research

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