Section 49

Lead or compound of lead the use or handling of, or exposure to, the fumes, dust or vapour of lead or a compound of lead or a substance containing lead

Phosphorus the use or handling of, or exposure to, the fumes, dust or vapour of phosphorus or a compound of phosphorus or a substance containing phosphorus

Arsenic the use or handling of, or exposure to, the fumes, dust or vapour of arsenic or a compound of arsenic or a substance containing arsenic or exposure to any solution containing arsenic or a compound of arsenic

Mercury the use or handling of, or exposure to, the fumes, dust or vapour of mercury or a compound of mercury or a substance containing mercury

Carbon bisulphide the use or handling of, or exposure to, the fumes or vapour of carbon bisulphide or a compound of carbon bisulphide or a substance containing carbon bisulphide

Benzene or a homologue the use or handling of, or exposure to, the fumes of, or vapour containing, benzene or any of its homologues and their amino and nitroderivatives

Serial

Description of Injury

Percentage of loss of earning capacity

54

Manganese the use or handling of, or exposure to, the fumes, dust or vapour of manganese or a compound of manganese or a substance containing manganese

Beryllium 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

Cadmium the use or handling of, or exposure to, the fumes, dust or vapour of cadmium or a compound of cadmium or a substance containing cadmium

Antimony the use or handling of, or exposure to, the fumes, dust or vapour of antimony or a substance containing antimony

Fluorine the use or handling of, or exposure to, the fumes, dust or vapour of fluorine or a compound of fluorine or a substance containing fluorine

Nickel the use or handling of, or exposure to, the fumes, dust or vapour of nickel or a compound of nickel or a substance containing nickel

Chromium the use or handling of, or exposure to, the fumes, dust or vapour of chromium or a compound of chromium or a substance containing chromium

Organochlorine, the use or handling of organochlorine, organophosphate, organophosphate, carbamate, carbamate, nitrophenol, nitrophenol, pentachlorophenol, pentachlorophenol, dimethyldithiocarbamate or dimethyldithiocarbamate compounds of chlorophenoxy and or compounds of dipyridyl for the destruction of pests chlorophenoxy and or vermin dipyridyl

Description of occupational

Nature of occupation diseases or injury

55

Workmen’s Compensation

Nitrous fumes the use or handling of nitric acid or exposure to nitrous fumes

Rengas wood the manipulation of rengas wood of any process in or incidental to the manufacture of articles therefrom

Hydrogen cyanide or the use or handling of, or exposure hydrogen sulphide to, the fumes or vapour of hydrogen gas cyanide or hydrogen sulphide

The halogen the production, liberation or use of derivatives of hydrocarbons of the aliphatic series aliphatic or aromatic or aromatic series and their halogen hydrocarbons derivatives

Alcohols, glycols, the use or handling of, or exposure ketones or aldehydes to, the fumes or vapour of alcohols, glycols, ketones or aldehydes

Carbon monoxide the use or handling of, or exposure gas to, carbon monoxide gas, and any process involving the use of—

dynamite and gunpowder for blasting in subterranean galleries;

illuminating gas;

power or producer gas;

blast furnaces, furnaces and stoves for the burning of charcoal coke and other fuel;

gas engines

Carbon dioxide gas blasting, the manufacture of mineral waters, fermentation in breweries and the formation of lime in lime kilns

Diethylene dioxide the use or handling of, or exposure

(dioxane)

to, the fumes of or vapour containing diethylene dioxide 2.

Anthrax

Any occupation involving the handling of wool, hair, bristle, hides or skins or other animal products or residues, or contact with animals infected with anthrax

Description of occupational

Nature of occupation diseases or injury

56

ACT 273 3.

Glanders

Any occupation involving contact with equine animals or their carcasses 4.

Leptospirosis

Any occupation involving work in rat or other rodent infested places and any occupation involving the care or handling of dogs, cattle, swine and horses or any other infected animals 5.

Ulceration of the corneal

Any occupation involving the use or surface of the eye handling of, or exposure to, tar, pitch, padi husk, bitumen, mineral oil

(including paraffin), soot, organic dust or any compound, product, or residue of any of of these substances

Localized new growth of the skin, papillomatous or keratotic

Epitheliomatous cancer or ulceration of the skin, due in any case to tar, pitch, padi husk, bitumen, mineral oil (including paraffin), soot or any compound, product, or residue of any of these substances 6.

Chrome ulceration

Any occupation involving the use or handling of chromic acid, chromate or bichromate of ammonium, potassium, zinc or sodium or any preparation or solution containing any of these substances 7.

Inflammation, ulceration or

Any occupation involving exposure malignant diseases of the skin to X-rays, ionizing particles, radium, or subcutaneous tissues or of or other radio-active substances or the bones, or leukaemia other forms of radiant energy or anaemia of the aplastic type, due to X-ray, ionizing particles, radium or other radioactive substances or other forms of radiant energy

Description of occupational

Nature of occupation diseases or injury

57

Workmen’s Compensation 8.

Toxic jaundice

Any occupation involving the use or handling of halogenated hydrocarbon or nitric or amidoderivatives of benzene or other poisonous substances 9.

Heat radiation cataract

Any occupation involving frequent or prolonged exposure to the glare of, or rays from, molten glass or molten or red-hot metal or frequent or prolonged exposure to radiation