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| Disease | Occupations prescribed in relation to the disease | |
|---|---|---|
| Byssinosis | Any occupation involving work in any room where any process up to and including the weaving process is performed in a factory in which the spinning or manipulation of raw or waste cotton or of flax, or the weaving of cotton or flax, is carried on. | |
| Diffuse mesothelioma | Any occupation involving exposure to asbestos, asbestos dust or any admixture of asbestos at a level above that commonly found in the environment at large. | |
| Primary carcinoma of the lung where there is evidence of one or both of the following– | Any occupation involving: | |
| (i) | asbestosis | |
| (ii) | bilateral diffuse pleural thickening | |
| (a) the working or handling of asbestos or any admixture of asbestos; | ||
| (b) the manufacture or repair of asbestos textiles or other articles containing or composed of asbestos; | ||
| (c) the cleaning of any machinery or plant used in any of the foregoing operations and of any chambers, fixtures and appliances for the collection of asbestos dust; or | ||
| (d) substantial exposure to the dust arising from any of the operations listed in paragraphs (a), (b) or (c). | ||
| Bilateral diffuse pleural thickening | Any occupation involving: | |
| (a) the working or handling of asbestos or any admixture of asbestos; | ||
| (b) the manufacture or repair of asbestos textiles or other articles containing or composed of asbestos; | ||
| (c) the cleaning of any machinery or plant used in any of the foregoing operations and of any chambers, fixtures and appliances for the collection of asbestos dust; or | ||
| (d) substantial exposure to the dust arising from any of the operations listed in paragraphs (a), (b) or (c). | ||
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