# The Pneumoconiosis, etc., (Workers’ Compensation) (Specified Diseases and Prescribed Occupations) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2024, Article 3: Amendment of the Pneumoconiosis, etc., (Workers’ Compensation) (Prescribed Occupations) Order

Extent: N.I.

In the table in Part 2 of the Schedule to the Pneumoconiosis, etc., (Workers’ Compensation) (Prescribed Occupations) Order (Northern Ireland) 2007 (occupations prescribed in relation to the other diseases to which the Order applies)—
(a) in the left hand column (disease), in the entry relating to primary carcinoma of the lung, for “one or both of the following” until the end, substitute “asbestosis”;
(b) after the entry relating to primary carcinoma of the lung, insert—
“
Primary 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.
”;
(c) in the left hand column, in the entry relating to bilateral diffuse pleural thickening, insert at the beginning “Unilateral or”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2024/46/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/pneumoconiosis-etc-workers-compensation-specified-diseases-and-prescribed-occupations-amendment-order-northern-ireland-2024/article-3
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