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3.—(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 as follows.
(2) After the entry relating to prescribed disease A12 there shall be added the following entry—
“A13. Osteoarthritis of the hip. | Work in agriculture as a farmer or farm worker for a period of, or periods which amount in aggregate to, 10 years or more.”. |
(3) For the entry relating to prescribed disease B1 there shall be substituted—
“B1. Anthrax. | (a)Contact with anthrax spores, including contact with animals infected by anthrax; or (b)handling, loading, unloading or transport of animals of a type susceptible to infection with anthrax or of the products or residues of such animals.”. |
(4) For the entry relating to prescribed disease B4 there shall be substituted—
“B4. Ankylostomiasis. | Contact with a source of ankylostomiasis.”. |
(5) For the entry relating to prescribed disease B8 there shall be substituted—
“B8A. Infection by hepatitis A virus. | Contact with raw sewage. |
B8B. Infection by hepatitis B or C virus. | Contact with— (a) human blood or human blood products; or (b) any other source of hepatitis B or C virus.”. |
(6) After the entry relating to prescribed disease B13 there shall be added the following entries—
“B14. Lyme disease. | Exposure to deer or other mammals of a type liable to harbour ticks harbouring Borrelia bacteria. |
B15. Anaphylaxis. | Employment as a healthcare worker having contact with products made with natural rubber latex.”. |
(7) In the first column of the entry relating to prescribed disease D4 (allergic rhinitis), after sub-paragraph (w) there shall be added—
“(x)products made with natural rubber latex.”.
(8) In the first column of the entry relating to prescribed disease D7 (asthma), after sub-paragraph (w) there shall be inserted—
“(wa)products made with natural rubber latex;”.
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