The Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Prescribed Diseases) Amendment Regulations 2000

Amendment of Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations

6.—(1) Part I of Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations (list of prescribed diseases and the occupations for which they are prescribed) shall be amended in accordance with the following paragraphs of this regulation.

(2) For the entry relating to prescribed disease A1 (inflammation, ulceration or malignant disease of the skin) there shall be substituted—

“A1.   Leukaemia (other than chronic lymphatic leukaemia) or cancer of the bone, female breast, testis or thyroid.

Exposure to electro-magnetic radiations (other than radiant heat) or to ionising particles where the dose is sufficient to double the risk of the occurrence of the condition.”.

(3) In the entry relating to prescribed disease A2 (heat cataract)—

(a) in the first column the word “Heat” shall be omitted; and

(b) for the second column there shall be substituted—

“Frequent or prolonged exposure to radiation from red-hot or white-hot material.”.

(4) In the entry relating to prescribed disease D12 (chronic bronchitis or emphysema, or both) in the first column for paragraph (i) there shall be substituted—

“(i) at least one litre below the appropriate mean value predicted, obtained from the following prediction formulae which give the mean values predicted in litres— For a man, where the measurement is made without back-extrapolation, (3.62 × Height in metres) − (0.031 × Age in years) − 1.41; or, where the measurement is made with back-extrapolation, (3.71 × Height in metres) − (0.032 × Age in years) − 1.44; For a woman, where the measurement is made without back-extrapolation, (3.29 × Height in metres) − (0.029 × Age in years) − 1.42; or, where the measurement is made with back-extrapolation, (3.37 × Height in metres) − (0.030 × Age in years) − 1.46; or”.