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Accident Compensation Act 2001

Disestablishment of Accident Compensation Appeal Authority

Schedule 2: Occupational diseases

You could also call this:

"A list of sicknesses you can get from your job"

This schedule lists different types of occupational diseases that are recognised under the Accident Compensation Act 2001. These are illnesses that can happen because of your job.

The list includes many different diseases caused by things you might be exposed to at work. For example, it mentions lung problems from breathing in certain types of dust, cancers from working with specific chemicals, and skin conditions from contact with irritating substances.

The schedule also includes diseases you might get from working with animals, problems caused by vibrations from tools, and illnesses from breathing in various types of fumes or dust. It's a long list that covers many different jobs and the health risks that can come with them.

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2Occupational diseases Empowered by ss 30(3), 60

  • Pneumoconioses caused by sclerogenetic mineral dust (silicosis, anthraco-silicosis, asbestosis) and silico-tuberculosis, provided that silicosis is an essential factor in causing the resultant incapacity or death.
    1. Lung cancer or mesothelioma diagnosed as caused by asbestos.
      1. Diseases of a type generally accepted by the medical profession as caused by beryllium or its toxic compounds.
        1. Diseases of a type generally accepted by the medical profession as caused by phosphorus or its toxic compounds.
          1. Diseases of a type generally accepted by the medical profession as caused by chrome or its toxic compounds.
            1. Diseases of a type generally accepted by the medical profession as caused by manganese or its toxic compounds.
              1. Diseases of a type generally accepted by the medical profession as caused by arsenic or its toxic compounds.
                1. Diseases of a type generally accepted by the medical profession as caused by mercury or its toxic compounds.
                  1. Diseases of a type generally accepted by the medical profession as caused by lead or its toxic compounds.
                    1. Diseases of a type generally accepted by the medical profession as caused by carbon bisulfide.
                      1. Diseases of a type generally accepted by the medical profession as caused by the toxic halogen derivatives of hydrocarbons of the aliphatic series.
                        1. Diseases of a type generally accepted by the medical profession as caused by benzene or its toxic homologues.
                          1. Diseases of a type generally accepted by the medical profession as caused by nitro- and amido-toxic derivatives of benzene or its homologues.
                            1. Diseases of a type generally accepted by the medical profession as caused by ionising radiations.
                              1. Primary epitheliomatous cancer of the skin diagnosed as caused by tar, pitch, bitumen, mineral oil, anthracene, or the compounds, products, or residues of these substances.
                                1. Anthrax infection.
                                  1. Leptospirosis diagnosed as caused by working with animals or their carcasses.
                                    1. Brucellosis diagnosed as caused by working with animals or their carcasses.
                                      1. Orf diagnosed as caused by working with animals or their carcasses.
                                        1. Streptococcus suis diagnosed as caused by working with animals or their carcasses.
                                          1. Angiosarcoma of the liver diagnosed as caused by vinyl chloride monomer.
                                            1. Byssinosis diagnosed as caused by working with cotton, flax, hemp, or sisal dust.
                                              1. Pneumoconiosis diagnosed as caused by tin, iron oxide, barium, or cobalt.
                                                1. Diseases of a type generally accepted by the medical profession as caused by tungsten.
                                                  1. Hand-arm vibration syndrome diagnosed as caused by hand and/or arm vibration.
                                                    1. Sino-nasal carcinoma diagnosed as caused by working with wood dust.
                                                      1. Diseases of a type generally accepted by the medical profession as caused by ethylene oxide.
                                                        1. Extrinsic allergic alveolitis diagnosed as caused by work involving the inhalation of organic dusts.
                                                          1. Naso-pharyngeal carcinoma diagnosed as caused by formaldehyde.
                                                            1. Laryngeal carcinoma diagnosed as caused by sulphuric acid mists or organic solvents.
                                                              1. Lung cancer diagnosed as caused by bis (chloromethyl) ether (and chloromethyl methyl ether), cadmium, coke oven emissions, nickel, radon, silica, or soot.
                                                                1. Primary epitheliomatous cancer of the skin diagnosed as caused by shale oil.
                                                                  1. Bladder carcinoma diagnosed as caused by 2-naphthylamine, benzidine, 4-aminobiphenyl, N, N-Bis (2-chloroethyl)-2-naphthylamine, other aromatic amines, or poly-cyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.
                                                                    1. Hodgkin’s lymphoma diagnosed as caused by wood dust.
                                                                      1. Chronic solvent-induced encephalopathy diagnosed as caused by organic solvents, particularly styrene, toluene, xylene, trichloroethylene, methylene chloride, or white spirit.
                                                                        1. Peripheral neuropathy diagnosed as caused by organic solvents such as n-hexane, carbon disulphide, or trichloroethylene; pesticides such as organophosphates; acrylamide.
                                                                          1. 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.
                                                                            1. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease diagnosed as caused by coal, silica, cotton dust, or grain dust.
                                                                              1. Chronic renal failure diagnosed as caused by metals such as cadmium or copper, including via welding fumes.
                                                                                1. 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.
                                                                                  1. Vitiligo diagnosed as caused by para-tertiary-butylphenol, para-tertiary-butylcatechol, para-amylphenol, hydroquinone, or the monobenzyl or monobutyl ether of hydroquinone.

                                                                                      1. Notes
                                                                                      • Schedule 2 item 18: added, on , by clause 4 of the Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation (Occupational Diseases) Order 2007 (SR 2007/402).
                                                                                      • Schedule 2 item 19: added, on , by clause 4 of the Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation (Occupational Diseases) Order 2007 (SR 2007/402).
                                                                                      • Schedule 2 item 20: added, on , by clause 4 of the Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation (Occupational Diseases) Order 2007 (SR 2007/402).
                                                                                      • Schedule 2 item 21: added, on , by clause 4 of the Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation (Occupational Diseases) Order 2007 (SR 2007/402).
                                                                                      • Schedule 2 item 22: added, on , by clause 4 of the Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation (Occupational Diseases) Order 2007 (SR 2007/402).
                                                                                      • Schedule 2 item 23: added, on , by clause 4 of the Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation (Occupational Diseases) Order 2007 (SR 2007/402).
                                                                                      • Schedule 2 item 24: added, on , by clause 4 of the Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation (Occupational Diseases) Order 2007 (SR 2007/402).
                                                                                      • Schedule 2 item 25: added, on , by clause 4 of the Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation (Occupational Diseases) Order 2007 (SR 2007/402).
                                                                                      • Schedule 2 item 26: added, on , by clause 4 of the Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation (Occupational Diseases) Order 2007 (SR 2007/402).
                                                                                      • Schedule 2 item 27: added, on , by clause 4 of the Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation (Occupational Diseases) Order 2007 (SR 2007/402).
                                                                                      • Schedule 2 item 28: added, on , by clause 4 of the Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation (Occupational Diseases) Order 2007 (SR 2007/402).
                                                                                      • Schedule 2 item 29: added, on , by clause 4 of the Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation (Occupational Diseases) Order 2007 (SR 2007/402).
                                                                                      • Schedule 2 item 30: added, on , by clause 4 of the Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation (Occupational Diseases) Order 2007 (SR 2007/402).
                                                                                      • Schedule 2 item 31: added, on , by clause 4 of the Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation (Occupational Diseases) Order 2007 (SR 2007/402).
                                                                                      • Schedule 2 item 32: added, on , by clause 4 of the Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation (Occupational Diseases) Order 2007 (SR 2007/402).
                                                                                      • Schedule 2 item 33: added, on , by clause 4 of the Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation (Occupational Diseases) Order 2007 (SR 2007/402).
                                                                                      • Schedule 2 item 34: added, on , by clause 4 of the Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation (Occupational Diseases) Order 2007 (SR 2007/402).
                                                                                      • Schedule 2 item 35: added, on , by clause 4 of the Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation (Occupational Diseases) Order 2007 (SR 2007/402).
                                                                                      • Schedule 2 item 36: added, on , by clause 4 of the Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation (Occupational Diseases) Order 2007 (SR 2007/402).
                                                                                      • Schedule 2 item 37: added, on , by clause 4 of the Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation (Occupational Diseases) Order 2007 (SR 2007/402).
                                                                                      • Schedule 2 item 38: added, on , by clause 4 of the Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation (Occupational Diseases) Order 2007 (SR 2007/402).
                                                                                      • Schedule 2 item 39: added, on , by clause 4 of the Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation (Occupational Diseases) Order 2007 (SR 2007/402).
                                                                                      • Schedule 2 item 40: added, on , by clause 4 of the Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation (Occupational Diseases) Order 2007 (SR 2007/402).
                                                                                      • Schedule 2 item 41: added, on , by clause 4 of the Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation (Occupational Diseases) Order 2007 (SR 2007/402).