| Allergic Reactions | Allergy provoking substances e.g. bee stings |
Caisson's Disease
(Decompression illness) | Adverse effects related to commercial diving and compressed air work |
| Cancer (Neoplasms) | All cancers/malignancies |
| Cardiac & Acute Vascular Events | Myocardial infarction (heart attack); stroke; aneurysm (blood clot); angina (chest pains); mitral valve. N.B. Do not handle MI’s that are sequelae of other work-related conditions e.g worker suffers MI during compensable back surgery. |
| Dermatitis | All dermatitis claims, including latex sensitization |
| Environmental Sensitivity Conditions | Any of following: environmental hypersensitivity, multiple chemical sensitivity, 20th century disease, sick building syndrome, odour intolerance e.g. perfume, mould exposure |
| Fatalities | All deaths due to disease or injury. |
| Food Poisoning/Ingestion Injuries | All food poisoning related illnesses e.g salmonella. Any ingestion of a chemical with toxic or corrosive properties. |
| Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS) | Also known as vibration induced white finger disease (VIWFD) or Raynaud’s. HAVS does not include carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). CTS adjudicated in Sectors. Do handle claims for Dupuytren’s Contracture. |
| Infectious Diseases | All infectious diseases, including: Hepatitis, scabies, shingles, TB, histoplasmosis, Legionnaires Disease, Lyme Disease, Rabies, etc.
N.B. Do not handle infections secondary to traumatic injuries e.g. infected blisters |
| Needlestick Injuries & Blood Bourne Pathogens | Contact with blood or other bodily fluids via needlestick, transfusion during surgery for compensable injury, etc., involving risk for infectious diseases such as AIDS/HIV, hepatitis. |
| Nervous System Disorder |
- nausea, vomiting, syncope (fainting or swooning)
- polyneuropathies (e.g. loss of feeling in hands, feet, etc.)
- solvent induced neurotoxicity e.g. painter’s syndrome (neurological symptoms such as loss of memory)
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| Noise Induced Hearing Loss | All occupational noise induced hearing loss except claims for deafness resulting from traumatic/sudden event (e.g. explosion). |
| Pneumoconiosis | Asbestosis, silicosis, talcosis (exposure to talc), hard metal disease (cobalt), other mineral dust. |
Reproductive Disorders
Resulting from Occupational Exposures | Therapeutic abortion or miscarriage in women; impotence or sterility in men |
| Respiratory Disorders Related to Acute or Chronic Workplace Exposures> |
- Asthma, bronchitis, rhinitis, fibrosis, alveolitis, hypersensitivity pneumonitis, emphysema
- COLD (chronic obstructive lung disease, also called chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)
- Second hand smoke induced complaints
- Metal fumes or chemicals: lead, cadmium, ethylene oxide, PCB’s, vinyl chloride, aluminium, mercury, benzene, acrylonitrile, arsenic, isocynates, platinum, coke oven emissions (in the steel industry)
- Radiation (ionizing and non-ionizing)
- Noxious gases: sulphur dioxide (SO2), carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide (NO2), ammonia, etc.
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| Scleroderma | Silica and solvent exposure |
