Acts and Regulations

84-66 - General

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13The following diseases are hereby declared to be industrial diseases:
(a) anthrax transmitted by the handling of wool, hair, bristles, hides and skins;
(b) lead poisoning or its sequelae caused by any process involving the use of lead or its preparation or compounds;
(c) mercury poisoning or its sequelae caused by any process involving the use of mercury or its preparations or compounds;
(d) phosphorus poisoning or its sequelae caused by any process involving the use of phosphorus or its preparations or compounds;
(e) arsenic poisoning or its sequelae caused by any process involving the use of arsenic or its preparations or compounds;
(f) sulphur poisoning or its sequelae caused by any process involving the use of sulphur or its preparations or compounds;
(g) ammonia poisoning or its sequelae caused by any process involving the use of ammonia or its preparations or compounds;
(h) carbon bisulphide poisoning or its sequelae caused by any process involving the use of carbon bisulphide;
(i) carbonic acid gas poisoning caused by any process involving the use of carbonic acid gas;
(j) glanders contracted during the care of any equine animal suffering from glanders or during the handling of the carcass of any such animal;
(k) compressed air illness caused by any process carried on in compressed air;
(l) infection caused by the handling of sugar during any process involving the refining of sugar;
(m) carbon monoxide poisoning;
(n) conjunctivitis and retinitis due to electro and oxy-welding and cutting;
(o) bursitis of the prepatellar or of the olecranon bursa due to the nature of employment;
(p) silicosis;
(q) poisoning caused by chemicals used in the painting industry;
(r) brass, nickel and zinc poisoning;
(s) pneumoconiosis;
(t) brucellosis (undulant fever);
(u) hearing loss caused by industrial trauma or noise induced due to excessive levels of noise in the work-place; and
(v) dermatitis caused by materials used due to the nature of the employment.
13The following diseases are hereby declared to be industrial diseases:
(a) anthrax transmitted by the handling of wool, hair, bristles, hides and skins;
(b) lead poisoning or its sequelae caused by any process involving the use of lead or its preparation or compounds;
(c) mercury poisoning or its sequelae caused by any process involving the use of mercury or its preparations or compounds;
(d) phosphorus poisoning or its sequelae caused by any process involving the use of phosphorus or its preparations or compounds;
(e) arsenic poisoning or its sequelae caused by any process involving the use of arsenic or its preparations or compounds;
(f) sulphur poisoning or its sequelae caused by any process involving the use of sulphur or its preparations or compounds;
(g) ammonia poisoning or its sequelae caused by any process involving the use of ammonia or its preparations or compounds;
(h) carbon bisulphide poisoning or its sequelae caused by any process involving the use of carbon bisulphide;
(i) carbonic acid gas poisoning caused by any process involving the use of carbonic acid gas;
(j) glanders contracted during the care of any equine animal suffering from glanders or during the handling of the carcass of any such animal;
(k) compressed air illness caused by any process carried on in compressed air;
(l) infection caused by the handling of sugar during any process involving the refining of sugar;
(m) carbon monoxide poisoning;
(n) conjunctivitis and retinitis due to electro and oxy-welding and cutting;
(o) bursitis of the prepatellar or of the olecranon bursa due to the nature of employment;
(p) silicosis;
(q) poisoning caused by chemicals used in the painting industry;
(r) brass, nickel and zinc poisoning;
(s) pneumoconiosis;
(t) brucellosis (undulant fever);
(u) hearing loss caused by industrial trauma or noise induced due to excessive levels of noise in the work-place; and
(v) dermatitis caused by materials used due to the nature of the employment.