Chemical agents
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Alcohols, glycols or ketones
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Diseases caused by alcohols, glycols or ketones.
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Poisoning by alcohols, glycols or ketones.
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Diseases caused by alcohols, glycols or ketones.
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Antimony
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Antimony poisoning or its sequelae [antimony or its preparations or compounds].
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Poisoning by antimony or a compound of antimony; any of the sequelae of such a poisoning.
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Arsenic
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Arsenic poisoning by arsenic or its compounds, and its sequelae.
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Arsenic poisoning or its sequelae [arsenic or its preparations or compounds].
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Arsenic poisoning [arsenic or its preparations or compounds].
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Arsenic poisoning or its sequelae [arsenic or its preparations or compounds].
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Poisoning by arsenic or its toxic compounds.
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Diseases caused by arsenic or its toxic compounds.
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Poisoning by arsenic or a compound of arsenic; any of the sequelae of such a poisoning.
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Diseases caused by arsenic or its toxic compounds.
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Diseases of a type generally accepted by the medical profession as caused by arsenic or its toxic compounds.
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Asphyxiants: carbon monoxide, hydrogen sulphide, hydrogen cyanide
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Carbon monoxide poisoning.
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Poisoning by cyanogen compounds.
Poisoning by carbon monoxide.
Diseases caused by asphyxiants: carbon monoxide, hydrogen cyanide or its toxic derivatives or hydrogen sulphide,
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Carbon monoxide poisoning or its sequelae.
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Poisoning by asphyxiants: carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, hydrogen sulphide, hydrogen cyanide, nitrogen.
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Diseases caused by asphyxiants: carbon monoxide, hydrogen cyanide or its toxic derivatives, hydrogen sulphide.
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Poisoning by carbon monoxide.
Poisoning by hydrogen cyanide or a compound of hydrogen cyanide.
Poisoning by hydrogen sulphide.
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Diseases caused by asphyxiants: carbon monoxide, hydrogen cyanide or its toxic derivatives, hydrogen sulphide.
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Benzene
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Poisoning by benzene or its homologues, their nitro- and amido- derivatives, and its sequelae.
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Poisoning by benzol, its homologues, or its nitro and amido derivatives, and the sequelae of these poisonings.
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Poisoning by benzol.
Poisoning by a homologue of benzol.
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Benzene poisoning (i.e. poisoining by benzene or its homologues or their nitro- and amdio- derivatives) and its sequelae.
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Poisoning by benzene or its toxic homologues.
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Diseases caused by benzene or its toxic homologues.
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Poisoning by benzene, a homologue of benzene or a nitro-derivative or amido-derivative of benzene; any of the sequelae of such a poisoning
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Diseases caused by benzene or its toxic homologues.
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Diseases of a type generally accepted by the medical profession as caused by benzene or its toxic homologues.
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Beryllium
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Poisoning by beryllium or its toxic compounds
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Diseases caused by beryllium or its toxic compounds.
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Poisoning by beryllium or a compound of beryllium; any of the sequelae of such a poisoning.
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Diseases caused by beryllium or its toxic compounds.
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Diseases of a type generally accepted by the medical profession as caused by beryllium or its toxic compounds.
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Cadmium
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Poisoning by cadmium or its toxic compounds.
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Diseases caused by cadmium or its toxic compounds.
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Poisoning by cadmium or a compound of cadmium; any of the sequelae of such a poisoning.
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Diseases caused by cadmium or its toxic compounds.
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Chronic renal failure diagnosed as caused by metals such as cadmium or copper, including via welding fumes.
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Carbon disulphide
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Carbon bisulphide poisoning.
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Poisoning by carbon bisulphide.
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Poisoning by carbon disulphide.
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Diseases caused by carbon bisulphide.
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Poisoning by carbon bisulphide.
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Diseases caused by carbon disulphide.
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Diseases of a type generally accepted by the medical profession as caused by carbon bisulfide or its toxic compounds.
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Chromium
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Chrome ulceration or its sequelae [chromic acid, bichromate of ammonium, potassium or sodium or their preparations].
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Chrome ulceration [chromic acid or bichromate of ammonium, potassium or sodium or their preparations].
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Chrome ulceration or its sequelae [chromic acid, bichromate of ammonium, potassium or sodium or their preparations].
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Poisoning by chromium or its toxic compounds.
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Diseases caused by chromium or its toxic compounds.
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Chrome ulceration of skin or mucous membrane; any of the sequelae of such an ulceration [chromic acid, bichromate of ammonium, potassium or sodium or their preparations].
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Diseases caused by chromium or its toxic compounds.
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Diseases of a type generally accepted by the medical profession as caused by chrome or its toxic compounds.
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Copper
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Copper poisoning or its sequelae [copper or its preparations or compounds].
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Copper poisoning or its sequelae [copper or its preparations or compounds].
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Poisoning by copper or a compound of copper; any of the sequelae of such a poisoning.
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Chronic renal failure diagnosed as caused by metals such as cadmium or copper, including via welding fumes.
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Ethylene oxide
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Diseases of a type generally accepted by the medical profession as caused by ethylene oxide.
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Fluorine
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Poisoning by fluorine.
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Poisoning by fluorine or its toxic compounds.
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Diseases caused by fluorine or its toxic compounds.
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Diseases caused by fluorine or its toxic compounds.
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Halogen derivatives of aliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbons
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Poisoning by the halogen derivates of hydrocarbons of the aliphatic series.
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Poisoning by the halogen derivates of hydrocarbons of the aliphatic series.
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Poisoning by a halogen derivates of a hydrocarbon of the aliphatic series.
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Halogen poisoning (ie poisoning by the halogen derivatives of hydrocarbons of the aliphatic series) and its sequelae.
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Poisoning by the toxic halogen derivatives of aliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbons.
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Diseases caused by the toxic halogen derivatives of aliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbons.
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Poisoning by a halogen derivate of a hydrocarbon of the aliphatic series.
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Diseases caused by toxic halogen derivatives of aliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbons
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Diseases of a type generally accepted by the medical profession as caused by the toxic halogen derivatives of hydrocarbons of the aliphatic series.
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Lead
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Poisoning by lead, its alloys or compounds, and its sequelae.
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Lead poisoning or its sequelae [lead or its preparations or compounds].
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Lead poisoning [lead, or its preparations or compounds].
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Lead poisoning or its sequelae [lead or its preparations or compounds].
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Poisoning by lead or its toxic compounds.
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Diseases caused by lead or its toxic compounds.
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Poisoning by lead or a compound of lead; any of the sequelae of such a poisoning.
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Diseases caused by lead or its toxic compounds.
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Diseases of a type generally accepted by the medical profession as caused by lead or its toxic compounds.
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Manganese
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Poisoning by manganese or its toxic compounds.
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Diseases caused by manganese or its toxic compounds.
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Poisoning by manganese or a compound of manganese; any of the sequelae of such a poisoning.
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Diseases caused by manganese or its toxic compounds.
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Diseases of a type generally accepted by the medical profession as caused by manganese or its toxic compounds.
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Mercury
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Poisoning by mercury or its amalgams or compounds, and its sequelae.
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Mercury poisoning or its sequelae [mercury or its preparations or compounds].
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Mercury poisoning [mercury, or its preparations or compounds].
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Mercury poisoning or its sequelae [mercury or its preparations or compounds].
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Poisoning by mercury or its toxic compounds.
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Diseases caused by mercury or its toxic compounds.
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Poisoning by mercury or a compound of mercury; any of the sequelae of such a poisoning.
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Diseases caused by mercury or its toxic compounds.
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Diseases of a type generally accepted by the medical profession as caused by mercury or its toxic compounds.
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Nitro- and amino- derivatives of benzene
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Poisoning by benzene or its homologues, their nitro- and amido- derivatives, and its sequelae.
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Poisoning by benzol, its homologues, or its nitro and amido derivatives, and the sequelae of these poisonings.
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Poisoning by trinitrotoluene or by benzol or its nitro and amido derivatives (dinitrobenzol, aniline and others).
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Benzene poisoning (i.e. poisoining by benzene or its homologues or their nitro- and amdio- derivatives) and its sequelae.
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Poisoning by nitro- or amino- or chloro- derivatives of benzene or its derivatives.
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Diseases caused by nitro- and amino-derivatives of benzene or its homologues.
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Poisoning by benzene, a homologue of benzene or a nitro-derivative or amido-derivative of benzene; any of the sequelae of such a poisoning.
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Diseases caused by toxic nitro- and amino-derivatives of benzene or its homologues.
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Diseases of a type generally accepted by the medical profession as caused by nitro- and amido- toxic derivatives of benzene or its homologues.
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Nitroglycerine or other nitric acid esters
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Poisoning by nitroglycerine or other nitric acid esters.
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Diseases caused by Nitro glycerine or other Nitric Acid Esters.
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Diseases caused by nitroglycerine or other nitric acid esters.
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Diseases caused by nitroglycerine or other nitric acid esters.
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Organic solvents
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Chronic solvent-induced encephalopathy diagnosed as caused by organic solvents, particularly styrene, toluene, xylene, trichloroethylene, methylene chloride or white spirit.
Peripheral neuropathy diagnosed as caused by organic solvents such as n-hexane, carbon disulphide, or trichloroethylene, pesticides such as organophosphates; acrylamide.
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Oxides of nitrogen
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Poisoning by nitrous fumes.
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Nitrous fumes poisoning and its sequelae.
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Poisoning by nitrous fumes.
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Poisoning by an oxide of nitrogen; any of the sequelae of such a poisoning.
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Phosphorus
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Phosphorus poisoning by phosphorous or its compounds, and its sequelae.
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Phosphorous poisoning or its sequelae [phosphorous or itspreparations or compounds].
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Phosphorus poisoning [phosphorus, or its preparations or compounds].
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Phosphorus poisoning or its sequelae [phosphorus or its preparations or compounds].
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Poisoning by phosphorus or its toxic compounds.
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Diseases caused by phosphorus or its toxic compounds.
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Poisoning by phosphorus or a compound of phosphorus; any of the sequelae of such a poisoning.
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Diseases caused by phosphorus or its toxic compounds.
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Diseases of a type generally accepted by the medical profession as caused by phosphorus or its toxic compounds.
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Tungsten
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Diseases of a type generally accepted by the medical profession as caused by tungsten.
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Zinc
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Zinc poisoning or its sequelae [zinc or its preparations or compounds].
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Zinc poisoning or its sequelae [zinc or its preparations or compounds].
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Poisoning by zinc or a compound of zinc; any of the sequelae of such a poisoning.
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Other chemical agent at work not mentioned in the preceding terms
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Arsenic, phosphorus, lead, mercury or other mineral poisoning [arsenic , phosphorus, lead, mercury, or other mineral, or their preparations or compounds].
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Hearing impairment caused by noise
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Noise induced hearing loss.
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Noise induced hearing loss
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Hearing impairment caused by noise.
Diseases caused by ionizing radiations.
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Ionizing radiations
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Pathological manifestations of a kind that are due to or contributed to by:
(a) radium and other radioactive substances.
(b) X-rays.
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Pathological manifestations due to radium and other radioactive substances, or X-rays.
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Pathological manifestations due to:
(a) radium and other radioactive substances.
(b) X-rays.
(c) Lasers.
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Pathological manifestations due to:
(a) radium and other radioactive substances.
(b) X-rays.
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Disease caused by ionizing radiations.
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Diseases caused by ionizing radiations.
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Pathological condition caused by:
(a) radium or other radioactive substance, or
(b) X-rays.
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Diseases caused by ionising radiations.
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Diseases of a type generally accepted by the medical profession as caused by ionising radiations.
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Vibration (disorders of muscles, tendons, bones, joints, peripheral blood vessels or peripheral nerves
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Effects of vibration (including Raynaud’s phenomenon and dead hand).
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Diseases caused by vibration (disorders of muscles, tendons, bones, joints, peripheral blood vessels or peripheral nerves).
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Diseases caused by vibration (disorders of muscles, tendons, bones, joints, peripheral blood vessels or peripheral nerves).
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Hand-arm vibration syndrome diagnosed as caused by hand and/or arm vibration.
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Work in compressed or decompressed air
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Compressed air illness.
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Compressed air illness including avascular necrosis [underground, underwater, high altitude].
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Diseases caused by work in compressed air.
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Diseases caused by work in compressed air.
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Diseases caused by other physical agents at work not mentioned in the preceding terms
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Effects of insolation [prolonged exposure to sunlight].
Effects of electrical currents.
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Biological agents and infectious or parasitic diseases
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Anthrax
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Anthrax infection.
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Anthrax.
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Anthrax.
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Anthrax.
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Infectious or parasitic diseases contracted in an occupation where there is a particular risk of exposure to the agent responsible
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Anthrax.
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Anthrax.
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Anthrax infection.
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Brucellosis
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Brucellosis.
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Brucellosis (Undulant fever).
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Brucellosis.
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Infectious or parasitic diseases contracted in an occupation where there is a particular risk of exposure to the agent responsible.
Note – section 25(2)(b) provides that compensation is not payable in respect of the disease known as undulant fever or brucellosis unless an accredited medical practitioner has certified in writing that he is satisfied as to the result of the pathological examination of the blood that the worker is suffering from that disease.
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Brucellosis.
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Brucellosis diagnosed as caused by working with animals or their carcasses.
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Hepatitis viruses
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Hepatitis B.
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Infectious or parasitic diseases contracted in an occupation where there is a particular risk of exposure to the agent responsible.
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Hepatitis A and B.
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Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
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HIV (s31F).
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Infectious or parasitic diseases contracted in an occupation where there is a particular risk of exposure to the agent responsible.
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A.I.D.S.
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Leptospirosis
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Leptospirosis.
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Leptospirosis.
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Leptospirosis.
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Leptospirosis.
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Infectious or parasitic diseases contracted in an occupation where there is a particular risk of exposure to the agent responsible
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Leptospirosis.
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Leptospirosis diagnosed as caused by working with animals or their carcasses.
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Diseases caused by other biological agents at work not mentioned in the preceding terms
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Q fever.
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Q fever as caused by the micro-organism Coxiella burnetii (also known as Rickettsia burneti), in any of its clinical manifestations [abattoirs, slaughterhouses, knackeries].
Septic poisoning or its sequelae [from meat, meat products, animal products].
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Communicable diseases.
Endemic typhus.
Scrub typhus.
Brill’s disease.
Swineherds disease.
Plague.
Mite dermatitis.
Scrub itch.
AIDS (s31F).
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Ankylostomiasis [mining].
Q fever.
Septic poisoning or its sequelae [from meat, meat products, animal byproducts].
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Infectious or parasitic diseases contracted in an occupation where there is a particular risk of exposure to the agent responsible
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Q fever.
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Ankylostomiasis [mine].
Q fever [exposure to Coxiella burnetii].
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Occupational infectious or parasitic diseases [health or laboratory work, veterinary work, handling of animals].
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Orf diagnosed as caused by working with animals or their carcasses.
Streptococcus suis diagnosed as caused by working with animals or their carcasses.
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Asthma caused by recognised sensitizing agents or irritants inherent to the work process
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Occupational asthma caused by sensitizing agents or irritants inherent to the work process.
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Asthma or asthmatic attacks [dust of red pine, western red cedar, blackwood, flour, flour dust].
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Occupational asthma caused by sensitizing agents or irritants.
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Occupational asthma diagnosed as caused by recognised sensitising agents inherent in the work process such as, but not limited to, isocyanates, certain wood dusts, flour dusts, animal proteins, enzymes and latex.
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Bronchopulmonary diseases caused by dust of cotton (byssinosis), flax, hemp, sisal or sugar cane
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Byssinosis3.
bagassosis3.
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Bronchopulmonary diseases caused by cotton, flax, hemp or sisal dust.
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Bronchopul-monary diseases caused by dust of cotton (byssinosis), flax, hemp, sisal, dust.
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Bronchopulmonary diseases caused by cotton dust (byssinosis), or flax, hemp or sisal dust.
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Byssinosis diagnosed as caused by working with cotton, flax, hemp, or sisal dust.
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Bronchopulmonary diseases caused by hard-metal dust
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Hard metal pneumoconiosis3.
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Bronchopul-
monary diseases caused by hard metal dust.
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Bronchopulmonary diseases caused by hard-metal dust.
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases caused by inhalation of coal dust, dust from stone quarries, wood dust, dust from cereals and agricultural work, dust in animal stables, dust from textiles, and paper dust arising from work activities
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coal dust pneumoconiosis3.
Farmer’s lung3.
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease diagnosed as caused by coal, silica, cotton dust or grain dust.
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Diseases of the lung caused by aluminium
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Aluminosis3.
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An asthmatic condition caused by fumes resulting from the primary aluminium smelting process.
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Extrinsic allergic alveolitis caused by the inhalation of organic dusts or microbially contaminated aerosols
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Extrinsic allergic alveolitis caused by the inhalation of organic dusts.
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Extrinsic allergic alveolitis and its sequelae [exposure to the inhalation of organic dusts].
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Extrinsic allergic alveolitis diagnosed as caused by work involving the inhalation of organic dusts.
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Pneumoconioses caused by fibrogenic mineral dust (silicosis, anthraco-silicosis, asbestosis
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asbestosis3.
silicosis3.
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Asbestosis, with or without mesothelioma.
Silicosis, with or without pulmonary tuberculosis.
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Asbestosis.
Pneumoconiosis, including silicosis.
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Pneumoconioses caused by silica dust (silicosis, anthraco-silicosis, Asbestosis,).
Note – diseases caused by occupational exposure to asbestos are covered by the Asbestos-Related Diseases (Occupational Exposure) Compensation Act 2011 from 31 Oct 2011
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Pneumononioses caused by sclerogenic mineral dust (including silicosis, anthracosilicosis and asbestosis) and silico-tuberculosis, provided that silicosis is an essential factor in causing the resultant incapacity or death.
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Asbestosis.
Pneumoconiosis [matter].
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Pneumoconioses caused by sclerogenic mineral dust (silicosis, anthraco-silicosis, asbestosis) and silico-tuberculosis, provided that slilcosis is an essential factor causing the resultant incapacity, impairment or death.
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Pneumoconioses caused by sclerogenic mineral dust (silicosis, anthraco-silicosis, asbestosis) and silico-tuberculosis, provided that slilcosis is an essential factor causing the resultant incapacity or death.
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Pnemoconioses caused by non-fibrogenic mineral dust
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talcosis3.
berylliosis3.
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Pneumoconiosis [mineral dusts].
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Pneumoconiosis [matter].
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Pneumoconiosis diagnosed as caused by tin, iron oxide, barium or cobalt.
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Silicotuberculosis
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silico-tuberculosis3.
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Silicosis, with or without pulmonary tuberculosis.
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Silicotuberculosis.
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silico-tuberculosis [see above].
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silico-tuberculosis [see above].
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Other respiratory disease not mentioned in the preceding items
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asbestos related pleural diseases3.
asbestos induced carcinoma3.
mesothelioma3.
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Allergic contact dermatoses and contract urticaria caused by other recognised allergy-provoking agents arising from work activities not included in other items
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Occupational allergic contact dermatitis diagnosed as caused by recognised sensitising agents inherent in the work process such as, but not limited to, nickel and other metals, rubber additives, resins, petroleum distillates, solvents, soaps, detergents, and plant allergens.
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Vitiligo caused by other recognised agents arising from work activities not included in other items
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Vitiligo diagnosed as caused by para-tertiary-butylphenol, para-tertiary-butylcatechol, para-amylphenol, hydroquinone, or the monobenzyl or monobutyl ether of hydroquinone.
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Other skin diseases caused by physical, chemical or biological agents at work not included in other items
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Dermatitis venenata [contact with vegetable or mineral matter].
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Any dematosis, ulceration or injury to the mucous membranes of the mouth or nose wholly or partly produced or aggravated by contact with or inhalation or ingestion of irritating dusts, solids, gases or fumes or mineral or vegetable irritants or ray burn.
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Dermatitis [dust of blackwood].
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Skin diseases caused by physical, chemical or biological agents at work not included under other items.
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Chronic tenosynovitis of hand and wrist due to repetitive movements, forceful exertions and extreme postures of the wrist
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Tenosynovitis (inflammation of the tendon sheaths of the hand, wrists, forearm or elbow.
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Tenosynovitis [hand, forearm].
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Olecranon bursitis due to prolonged pressure of the elbow region
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Subcutaneous cellulitis or acute bursitis over the elbow [mining].
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Prepatellar bursitis due to prolonged stay in kneeling position
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Subcutaneous cellulitis or acute bursitis arising at or about the knee (beat knee) [mining].
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