List of prescribed diseases

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		Prescribed Diseases

The List of prescribed diseases is published in the schedule to The Employment (Termination and Redundancy Payments) Regulations , 1974. The relevant regulation is included hereunder. Click here to view the proposed list of prescribed diseases, to come into effect with the proposed OSH Act.

Regulation 7

(1)

Each of the diseases set out in the first column of the Schedule is a prescribed disease for the purposes of paragraph(c) of subsection (2) of section 5 of the Act.

(2)

If any employee who is employed in any occupation set out in the second column of the Schedule develops a disease set out against that occupation in the first column of the Schedule, that disease shall, unless the contrary is proved, be presumed to be due to the nature of his employment.

(3)

Where the employer of any employee who is employed in any occupation set out in the second column of the Schedule wishes to ascertain—

whether that employee has developed a prescribed disease; or

whether a prescribed disease which that employee has developed is due to the nature of his employment,

the employer may require him to submit himself to a medical examination by a medical practitioner chosen and paid by the employer.

(4)

An employee who is required to submit himself to a medical examination pursuant to paragraph (3) is entitled to require that a medical practitioner chosen and paid by him shall be give as opportunity to be present at the medical examination.

(5)

Where , as respects any of the questions mentioned in sub-paragraphs (a) and
(b) of paragraph (3), there is disagreement between a medical practitioner chosen by an employee, the matter shall be referred to the Chief Medical Officer, and any decision made by him in connection therewith shall be final.

The Schedule

In this Schedule “pneumoconiosis” means fibrosis of the lungs caused by scelrogenetic mineral dust, and includes silico-tuberculosis where silicosis is an essential factor in causing incapacity for work.

Description of Disease	Nature of Occupation

1. Pneumoconiosis	All occupations involving exposure to the risk concerned.
2. Disease caused by beryllium or its toxic compounds	All occupations involving exposure toxic compounds. to the risk concerned.
3. Disease caused by phosphorus or its toxic compounds.	All occupations involving exposure to the risk concerned.
4. Disease caused by chrome or its toxic compounds.	All occupations involving exposure to the risk concerned.
5. Disease caused by manganese or its toxic compounds.	All occupations involving exposure to the risk concerned.
6. Disease caused by arsenic or its toxic compounds.	All occupations involving exposure to the risk concerned.
7. Disease caused by mercury or its toxic compounds.	All occupations involving exposure to the risk concerned.
8. Disease caused by lead or its toxic compounds.	All occupations involving exposure to the risk concerned.
9. Disease caused by carbon bisulphide	All occupations involving exposure to the risk concerned.
10. Disease caused by toxic halogenic derivatives of hydrocarbons of the aliphatic series.	All occupations involving exposure to the risk concerned.
11. Disease caused by benzene or its toxic homologues.	All occupations involving exposure to the risk concerned.
12. Disease caused by nitro- and amido-toxic derivatives of benzene or its homologues	All occupations involving exposure to the risk concerned.
13. Disease caused by ionizing radiations.	All occupations involving exposure to the action of ionizing radiations.
14. Primary epitheliomatous cancer of the skin caused by tar, pitch, bitumen, mineral oil, or the compounds, products or residues of those substances.	All occupations involving exposure to the risk concerned.
15. Anthrax infection.	Any occupation involving--- a) work in connection with animals infected with anthrax; b) handling of animals carcasses including hides, hoofs and horns; c) loading or unloading or transport of merchandise which may have been contaminated by animals or animal carcasses infected with anthrax.