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CAP. 282]

Employees' Compensation

[1988 Ed.

Item Description of occupational disease

C14 Poisoning by beryllium or a compound of beryllium

C15 Poisoning by cadmium

C16 Dystrophy of the cornea (including ulceration of the corneal surface) of the eye

C17 Primary epitheliomatous cancer of the skin

C18 Chrome ulceration including perforation of nasal septum

C19 Primary neoplasm of the epithelial lining of the urinary tract, (renal pelvis, ureter, bladder and urethra) including papilloma, carcinoma-in-situ and invasive carcinoma

D1 Inflammation or ulceration of the skin produced by dust, liquid or vapour (including the condition known as chloracne but excluding chrome ulceration)

D2 Inflammation or ulceration of the mucous membrane of the upper respiratory passages or mouth produced by dust, liquid or vapour

D3 Carcinoma of the nasal cavity or associated air sinuses (nasal carcinoma)

D. CAUSED BY MISCELLANEOUS AGENTS

Nature of trade, industry or process

Any occupation involving the use or handling of, or exposure to the fumes, dust or vapour of, beryllium or a compound of beryllium or a substance containing beryllium.

Any occupation involving the use or handling of, or exposure to the dust or fumes of, cadmium.

Any occupation involving the use or handling of, or exposure to, arsenic, tar, pitch, bitumen, mineral oil (including paraffin), soot or any compound, product, (including quinone or hydroquinone) or residue of any of these substances.

Any occupation involving the use or handling of, or exposure to, arsenic, tar, pitch, bitumen, mineral oil (including paraffin), soot or any compound, product, or residue of any of these substances.

Any occupation involving the use or handling of chromic acid, chromate or bichromate of ammonium, potassium, sodium or zinc, or any preparation or solution containing any of these substances.

Prescribed period for purposes of section 32

1 year.

1 year.

1 year.

10 years.

1 year.

Any occupation involving the production, use or handling of alpha-naphthylamine, beta-naphthylamine or methylene-bis-ortho-chloraniline, or diphenyl substituted by at least one nitro or primary amino group or by at least one nitro and primary amino group (including benzidine) and any of the above substances if further ring substituted by halogeno, methyl or methoxyl group and the salts of any of the above substances and the production of auramine and magenta.

20 years.

Any occupation involving exposure to dust, liquid or vapour, capable of irritating the skin.

Any occupation involving exposure to dust, liquid or vapour.

Any occupation involving the manufacture or repair of wooden goods or the manufacture or repair of footwear or components of footwear made wholly or partly of leather or fibre board.

1 year.

1 year.

10 years.

(Replaced, L.N. 386/83. Amended, L.N. 52/87)

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