Malaysia legislation
Section 25
Section 25
Pneumoconiosis (silicosis,
Any occupation involving—
asbestosis, anthracosilicosis, stannosis, siderosis or
(a)
the mining, quarrying or working siderosilicosis)
of silica rock or the working of dried quartzose sand or any dry admixture containing such materials;
(b)
the handling of any of the materials specified in subparagraph (a) in or incidental to any of the operations mentioned therein or substantial exposure to the dust arising from such operations;
(c)
the breaking, crushing or grinding of flint or the working or handling of broken, crushed or ground flint or materials containing such flint or substantial exposure to the dust arising from such operations;
Description of occupational
Nature of occupation diseases or injury
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(d)
sand blasting by means of compressed air with the use of quartzose sand or crushed silica rock or flint or substantial exposure to the dust arising from such sand blasting;
(e)
the grinding of mineral graphite, or substantial exposure to the dust arising from such grinding;
(f)
work in a foundry or the performance of, or substantial exposure to the dust arising from, any of the following operations:
(i)
the freeing of steel castings from adherent siliceous substance;
(ii)
the freeing of metal castings from adherent siliceous substance;
(g)
the manufacture of china or earthenware (including sanitary earthenware, electrical earthenware tiles), and anyoccupation involving substantial exposure to the dust arising therefrom;
(h)
the dressing of granite or any igneous rock by masons or the crushing of such materials or substantial exposure to the dust arising from such operations;
(i)
the use, or preparation for use, of a grindstone or substantial exposure to the dust arising therefrom;
(j)
boiler scaling or substantial exposure to the dust arising therefrom;
Description of occupational
Nature of occupation diseases or injury
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Workmen’s Compensation
(k)
the working or handling of asbestos or any admixture of asbestos, or the manufacture or repair of asbestos textiles or other articles containing asbestos, or substantial exposure to the dust arising from any of the foregoing operations;
(l)
work in any mine (underground or above ground) in which one of the objects of the mining operations is the getting of any mineral, or the working or handling of any minerals extracted therefrom, or any operation incidental thereto;
(m)
the manufacture of carbon electrodes for use in the electrolytic extraction of aluminium oxide, and any occupation involving substantial exposure to the dust arising therefrom;
(n)
exposure to the inhalation of dust containing iron and silica or haematite;
(o)
exposure to the inhalation of tin dust or fumes