Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

WORKERS REHABILITATION AND COMPENSATION ACT - SCHEDULE 1

Schedule 1     Occupational diseases

section 4

	Column 1	Column 2
	Occupational diseases	Work involving exposure to risk
1.	Pneumoconioses caused by sclerogenic mineral dust (including silicosis, anthracosilicosis and asbestosis) and silico-tuberculosis, provided that silicosis is an essential factor in causing the resultant incapacity or death	All work involving exposure to the risk concerned
2.	Bronchopulmonary diseases caused by hard-metal dust	"
3.	Bronchopulmonary diseases caused by cotton dust (byssinosis) or flax, hemp or sisal dust	"
4.	Diseases caused by beryllium or its toxic compounds	"
5.	Diseases caused by cadmium or its toxic compounds	"
6.	Diseases caused by phosphorus or its toxic compounds	"
7.	Diseases caused by chromium or its toxic compounds	"
8.	Diseases caused by manganese or its toxic compounds	"
9.	Diseases caused by arsenic or its toxic compounds	"
10.	Diseases caused by mercury or its toxic compounds	"
11.	Diseases caused by lead or its toxic compounds	"
12.	Diseases caused by fluorine or its toxic compounds	"
13.	Diseases caused by carbon bisulphide	"
14.	Diseases caused by the toxic halogen derivatives of aliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbons	"
15.	Diseases caused by benzene or its toxic homologues	"
16.	Diseases caused by nitro-and amino-derivatives of benzene or its homologues	"
17.	Diseases caused by nitroglycerin or other nitric acid esters	"
18.	Diseases caused by asphyxiants; carbon monoxide, hydrogen cyanide or its toxic derivatives, hydrogen sulphide	"
19.	Hearing impairment caused by noise	"
20.	Diseases caused by vibration (disorders of muscles, tendons, bones, joints, peripheral blood vessels or peripheral nerves)	"
21.	Diseases caused by work in compressed air	"
22.	Diseases caused by ionizing radiations	All work involving exposure to the action of ionizing radiations
23.	Primary epitheliomatous cancer of the skin caused by tar, pitch, bitumen, mineral oil, anthracene, or the compounds, products or residues of these substances	All work involving exposure to the risk concerned
24.	Lung cancer or mesotheliomas caused by asbestos	"
25.	Brucellosis, Leptospirosis and Q fever	Employment at, in, about or in connection with a meat works or involving the handling of meat, hides, skins or carcasses
26.	Anthrax infection	Work in connection with animals infected with anthrax.
		Handling of animal carcasses or parts of animal carcasses including hides, hoofs and horns
		Loading and unloading or transport of merchandise
27.	Hepatitis A and B	Employment in or connected with a hospital or other medical or dental centre or blood bank, including laboratory work
28.	A.I.D.S.	"