Part 2 Occupations prescribed in relation to the other diseases to which the Order appliesI1
Northern Ireland
| 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 F1asbestosis | 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 paragraph (a), (b) or (c). | ||
| F2Primary carcinoma of the lung (except where there is evidence of asbestosis) | Any occupation involving exposure to asbestos in the course of— | ||
| (a) the manufacture of asbestos textiles; | |||
| (b) spraying asbestos; | |||
| (c) asbestos insulation work; or | |||
| (d) applying or removing materials containing asbestos in the course of shipbuilding. | |||
| F3Unilateral or 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 paragraph (a), (b) or (c). | ||
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Word in Sch. Pt. 2 substituted (20.3.2024) by The Pneumoconiosis, etc., (Workers’ Compensation) (Specified Diseases and Prescribed Occupations) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2024 (S.R. 2024/46), arts. 1, 3(a)
- F2
Words in Sch. Pt. 2 inserted (20.3.2024) by The Pneumoconiosis, etc., (Workers’ Compensation) (Specified Diseases and Prescribed Occupations) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2024 (S.R. 2024/46), arts. 1, 3(b)
- F3
Words in Sch. Pt. 2 inserted (20.3.2024) by The Pneumoconiosis, etc., (Workers’ Compensation) (Specified Diseases and Prescribed Occupations) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2024 (S.R. 2024/46), arts. 1, 3(c)
Commencement
- I1
Sch. Pt. 2 in operation at 10.8.2007, see art. 1(1)