Australian Capital Territory Current Regulations Australian Capital Territory Current RegulationsSchedule 1 Diseases related to employment
(see s 96)
Note This table is derived from Deemed Diseases in Australia published by Safe Work Australia in August 2015. The report is accessible at www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au
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Part 7 of the report includes recommended guidance material on
each disease itemised in the table. The material provides guidance on whether
or not a claim might be appropriate given the current knowledge about the
disease and its relationship to relevant exposures.
column 1 item | column 2 disease | column 3 employment |
|---|---|---|
| | INFECTIOUS DISEASE | |
| 1 | Anthrax | employment involving work with animals or animal carcasses (for example employment as an animal handler, pelt handler, abattoir worker, or meat inspector) |
| 2 | Brucellosis | employment involving work with animals or animal carcasses (for example employment as a veterinarian, farmer or farm worker, abattoir worker or laboratory worker) |
3 | Hepatitis A | employment involving contact with human waste (for example employment as a child care worker, carer of intellectually disabled people, worker in a rural or remote indigenous community, sewage worker or plumber) |
4 | Hepatitis B and C | employment involving contact with human bodily secretions (for example employment as a health care worker, embalmer, person who handles body substances, clinical laboratory staff, worker in long-term correctional facilities, police, member of the armed forces or emergency services worker) |
| 5 | HIV/AIDS | health care worker or laboratory worker who becomes HIV positive after a needlestick injury |
| 6 | Leptospirosis |
employment involving work with animals or animal carcasses (for example employment as a farmer or farm worker, abattoir worker, forestry worker, hunter, veterinarian or livestock transport operator) or work with animal or human waste (for example employment as a plumber) |
| 7 | Orf | employment involving work with sheep or sheep carcasses (for example employment as a sheep farmer or farm worker, goat farmer or farm worker, abattoir worker or meat inspector) |
| 8 | Q fever | employment involving contact with animals or animal parts in a rural setting (for example an abattoir worker, stock worker, stock transporter, shearer, hide processor, farmer or veterinary practitioner) |
| 9 | Tuberculosis | employment involving contact with people or animals in situations where tuberculosis prevalence is likely to be significantly higher than the general community (for example employment as a health worker, clinical laboratory worker, funeral parlour staff, farmer or veterinary practitioner), or person with silicosis |
| | MALIGNANCY | |
| 10 | Salivary gland | employment involving exposure to ionizing radiation |
| 11 | Nasopharynx | employment involving exposure to formaldehyde or wood dust |
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12 | Oesophagus | employment involving exposure to ionizing radiation |
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13 | Stomach | employment involving exposure to ionizing radiation |
| 14 |
Colon and rectum | employment involving exposure to ionizing radiation |
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15 | Liver | employment involving exposure to vinyl chloride monomer, Hepatitis B virus or Hepatitis C virus |
| 16 | Nasal cavity and para-nasal sinuses | employment involving exposure to ionizing radiation, leather dust, nickel or wood dust |
| 17 | Larynx | employment involving exposure to strong inorganic acid mist or asbestos |
| 18 | Lung | employment involving exposure to arsenic, asbestos, beryllium, bis(chloromethyl)ether, cadmium, chromium VI, diesel engine exhaust, environmental tobacco smoke, ionizing radiation, nickel, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, Radon-222 and its decay products, silica dust (crystalline) or soot (chimney sweeping) |
| 19 | Bone | employment involving exposure to ionizing radiation |
| 20 | Skin (melanoma) | employment involving exposure to solar radiation or polychlorinated biphenyls |
21 | Skin (non-melanoma) | employment involving exposure to ionizing radiation, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons or solar radiation |
| 22 |
Mesothelioma | employment involving exposure to asbestos |
| 23 | Breast (female) | employment involving exposure to ionizing radiation |
| 24 |
Ovary | employment involving exposure to asbestos |
| 25 | Kidney |
employment involving exposure to ionizing radiation or tricholoroethylene |
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26 | Bladder | employment involving exposure to 2-naphthylamine, benzidine, cyclophosphamide, ionizing radiation, ortho-toluidine, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons associated with aluminium production |
| 27 | Brain |
employment involving exposure to ionizing radiation |
| 28 | Thyroid |
employment involving exposure to ionizing radiation |
| 29 | Leukaemia (excluding chronic lymphatic leukaemia) | employment involving exposure to benzene, butadiene, cyclophosphamide, formaldehyde, Hepatitis C virus or ionizing radiation |
| 30 | Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma | employment involving exposure to ionizing radiation |
| | DISEASES OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM | |
| 31 | Parkinson's disease | employment involving exposure to manganese |
| 32 |
Peripheral neuropathy | employment involving exposure to metals (for example lead, mercury and arsenic), organic solvents (for example n-hexane, carbon disulphide and trichloroethylene), pesticides (for example organophosphates) or acrylamide |
| 33 | Noise induced hearing loss | employment involving exposure to persistent or intermittent noise above 85dB(A) |
| | RESPIRATORY DISEASES | |
| 34 | Occupational asthma (excluding pre-existing asthma worsened due to exposure to workplace irritants) | employment involving exposure to sensitising agents or irritants |
| 35 | Coal workers' pneumoconiosis | employment involving exposure to coal |
| 36 | Asbestosis | employment involving exposure to asbestos |
| 37 | Silicosis | employment involving exposure to silica |
| 38 | Other pneumoconiosis | involving exposure known to occasionally cause pneumoconiosis (for example beryllium, tin, iron oxide, barium, aluminium, cobalt or tungsten) |
| 39 | Byssinosis | employment involving exposure to cotton, flax, hemp or sisal dust |
| 40 |
Extrinsic allergic alveolitis | employment involving exposure to damp material of biological origin (for example mouldy hay, straw, grain and feathers) |
| | HEPATIC DISEASES | |
| 41 | Non-infectious hepatitis |
employment involving exposure to agents known to cause hepatitis (particularly organic solvents) |
| 42 | Chronic active hepatitis | employment involving contact with human bodily secretions (for example employment as a health care worker, embalmer, person who handles body substances, clinical laboratory staff, worker in long-term correctional facilities, police, member of the armed forces or emergency services worker) – for a person with known Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) or Hepatitis C Virus (HCV), where the HBV or HCV was contracted through the employment |
| 43 | Hepatic cirrhosis | employment involving contact with human bodily secretions (for example employment as a health care worker, embalmer, person who handles body substances, clinical laboratory staff, worker in long-term correctional facilities, police, member of the armed forces or emergency services worker) – for a person with known Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) or Hepatitis C Virus (HCV), where the HBV or HCV was contracted through the employment |
| | SKIN DISEASES | |
| 44 |
Contact dermatitis (irritant and allergic) | employment involving exposure to sensitising agents or irritants |
| 45 | Occupational vitiligo | employment involving exposure to para-tertiary-butylphenol, para-tertiary-butylcatechol, para-amylphenol, hydroquinone, or the monobenzyl or monobutyl ether of hydroquinone |
| | MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES | |
| 46 | Raynaud's disease |
employment involving exposure to vibration from powered tools and equipment |
47 | Bursitis (at the elbow or knee) | employment involving prolonged external friction or pressure or repetitive motion at or about the elbow or the knee |
| | ACUTE POISONING/TOXICITY | |
| 48 | Acute poisoning/toxicity (includes acute damage to the heart, lungs, liver, kidney, nervous system and blood) | employment involving exposure to acrylonitrile, alcohols, antimony,
arsenic, benzene, beryllium, cadmium, carbon disulphide, chromium, copper,
fluorine, glycols, hexane, ketones, lead, manganese, mercury, mineral acids,
nitroglycerine or other nitric acid esters, osmium, oxides of nitrogen, ozone,
pesticides consisting of organophosphate and organochlorine compounds,
herbicides and related compounds, pharmaceutical agents, phosgene, phosphorus,
selenium, styrene, thallium, tin, toluene, vanadium, zinc, |