THIRD SCHEDULE
LIST OF OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES
[See sections 2 (51), 36(1), 74 (1), (3), (5), 131(5), 132 and 152(2)]
PART A —
- Serial 1Disease Infectious and parasitic diseases contracted in an occupation where there is a particular risk of contaminationEmployment (a) all work involving exposure to health or laboratory work; (b) all work involving exposure to veterinary work; (c) work relating to handling animals, animal carcasses, part of such carcasses, or merchandise which may have been contaminated by animals or animal carcasses; (d) other work carrying a particular risk of contamination.
- Serial 2Disease Diseases caused by work in compressed airEmployment All work involving exposure to the risk concerned.
- Serial 3Disease Diseases caused by lead or its toxic compoundsEmployment All work involving exposure to the risk concerned.
- Serial 4Disease Poisoning by nitrous fumesEmployment All work involving exposure to the risk concerned.
- Serial 5Disease Poisoning by organo phosphorus compoundsEmployment All work involving exposure to the risk concerned.
PART B —
- Serial 1Disease Diseases caused by phosphorus or its toxic compoundsEmployment All work involving exposure to the risk concerned.
- Serial 2Disease Diseases caused by mercury or its toxic compoundsEmployment All work involving exposure to the risk concerned.
- Serial 3Disease Diseases caused by benzene or its toxic homologuesEmployment All work involving exposure to the risk concerned.
- Serial 4Disease Diseases caused by nitro and amido toxic derivatives of benzene or its homologuesEmployment All work involving exposure to the risk concerned.
- Serial 5Disease Diseases caused by chromium or its toxic compoundsEmployment All work involving exposure to the risk concerned.
- Serial 6Disease Diseases caused by arsenic or its toxic compoundsEmployment All work involving exposure to the risk concerned.
- Serial 7Disease Diseases caused by radioactive substances and ionising radiationsEmployment All work involving exposure to the action of radioactive substances or ionising radiations.
- Serial 8Disease Primary epitheliomatous cancer of the skin caused by tar, pitch, bitumen, mineral oil, anthracene, or the compounds, products or residues of these substancesEmployment All work involving exposure to the risk concerned.
- Serial 9Disease Diseases caused by the toxic halogen derivatives of hydrocarbons (of the aliphatic and aromatic series).Employment All work involving exposure to the risk concerned.
- Serial 10Disease Diseases caused by carbon disulphideEmployment All work involving exposure to the risk concerned.
- Serial 11Disease Occupational cataract due to infra-red radiationsEmployment All work involving exposure to the risk concerned.
- Serial 12Disease Diseases caused by manganese or its toxic compoundsEmployment All work involving exposure to the risk concerned.
- Serial 13Disease Skin diseases caused by physical, chemical or biological agents not included in other itemsEmployment All work involving exposure to the risk concerned.
- Serial 14Disease Hearing impairment caused by noiseEmployment All work involving exposure to the risk concerned.
- Serial 15Disease Poisoning by dinitrophenol or a homologue or by substituted dinitro-phenol or by the salts of such substancesEmployment All work involving exposure to the risk concerned.
- Serial 16Disease Diseases caused by beryllium or its toxic compoundsEmployment All work involving exposure to the risk concerned.
- Serial 17Disease Diseases caused by cadmium or its toxic compoundsEmployment All work involving exposure to the risk concerned.
- Serial 18Disease Occupational asthma caused by recognised sensitising agents inherent to the work processEmployment All work involving exposure to the risk concerned.
- Serial 19Disease Diseases caused by fluorine or its toxic compoundsEmployment All work involving exposure to the risk concerned.
- Serial 20Disease Diseases caused by nitroglycerin or other nitroacid estersEmployment All work involving exposure to the risk concerned.
- Serial 21Disease Diseases caused by alcohols and ketonesEmployment All work involving exposure to the risk concerned.
- Serial 22Disease Diseases caused by asphyxiants, carbon monoxide and its toxic derivatives, hydrogen sulphideEmployment All work involving exposure to the risk concerned.
- Serial 23Disease Lung cancer and mesotheliomas caused by asbestosEmployment All work involving exposure to the risk concerned.
- Serial 24Disease Primary neoplasm of the epithelial lining of the urinary bladder or the kidney or the ureterEmployment All work involving exposure to the risk concerned.
- Serial 25Disease Snow blindness in snow bound areasEmployment All work involving exposure to the risk concerned.
- Serial 26Disease Diseases due to effect of heat in extreme hot climateEmployment All work involving exposure to the risk concerned.
- Serial 27Disease Diseases due to effect of cold in extreme cold climateEmployment All work involving exposure to the risk concerned.
PART C —
- Serial 1Disease Pneumoconioses caused by sclerogenic mineral dust (silicoses, anthraoosilicosis, asbestosis) and silico-tuberculosis provided that silicosis is an essential factor in causing the resultant incapacity or deathEmployment All work involving exposure to the risk concerned.
- Serial 2Disease BagassosisEmployment All work involving exposure to the risk concerned.
- Serial 3Disease Bronchopulmonary diseases caused by cotton, flax hemp and sisal dust (Byssionsis).Employment All work involving exposure to the risk concerned.
- Serial 4Disease Extrinsic allergic alveelitis caused by the inhalation of organic dustsEmployment All work involving exposure to the risk concerned.
- Serial 5Disease Bronchopulmonary diseases caused by hard metalsEmployment All work involving exposure to the risk concerned.
- Serial 6Disease Acute Pulmonary oedema of high altitude.Employment All work involving exposure to the risk concerned.