Section Schedule III Third Schedule
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THE THIRD SCHEDULE [See sections 2 (51), 36(1), 74 (1), (3), (5), 131(5), 132 and 152(2)]
LIST OF OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES
Serial No. Occupational disease Employment
(1) (2) (3)
PART A
1. Infectious and parasitic diseases contracted in (a) all work involving exposure to health or
an occupation where there is a particular risk laboratory work;
of contamination (b) all work involving exposure to veterinary
work;
(c) work relating to handling animals, animal
carcasses, part of such carcasses, or merchandise
which may have been contaminated by animals or
animal carcasses;
(d) other work carrying a particular risk of
contamination.
2. Diseases caused by work in compressed air All work involving exposure to the risk
concerned.
3. Diseases caused by lead or its toxic compounds All work involving exposure to the risk
concerned.
4. Poisoning by nitrous fumes All work involving exposure to the risk
concerned.
5. Poisoning by organo phosphorus compounds All work involving exposure to the risk
concerned.
PART B
1. Diseases caused by phosphorus or its toxic All work involving exposure to the risk
compounds concerned.
2. Diseases caused by mercury or its toxic All work involving exposure to the risk
compounds concerned.
3. Diseases caused by benzene or its toxic All work involving exposure to the risk
homologues concerned.
4. Diseases caused by nitro and amido toxic All work involving exposure to the risk
derivatives of benzene or its homologues concerned.
5. Diseases caused by chromium or its toxic All work involving exposure to the risk
compounds concerned.
6. Diseases caused by arsenic or its toxic All work involving exposure to the risk
compounds concerned.
7. Diseases caused by radioactive substances and All work involving exposure to the action of
ionising radiations radioactive substances or ionising radiations.
8. Primary epitheliomatous cancer of the skin All work involving exposure to the risk
caused by tar, pitch, bitumen, mineral oil, concerned.
anthracene, or the compounds, products or
residues of these substances
9. Diseases caused by the toxic halogen All work involving exposure to the risk
derivatives of hydrocarbons (of the aliphatic concerned.
and aromatic series).
10. Diseases caused by carbon disulphide All work involving exposure to the risk
concerned.
11. Occupational cataract due to infra-red All work involving exposure to the risk
radiations concerned.
12. Diseases caused by manganese or its toxic All work involving exposure to the risk
compounds concerned.
13. Skin diseases caused by physical, chemical or All work involving exposure to the risk
biological agents not included in other items concerned.
14. Hearing impairment caused by noise All work involving exposure to the risk
concerned.
15. Poisoning by dinitrophenol or a homologue or All work involving exposure to the risk
by substituted dinitro-phenol or by the salts of concerned.
such substances
16. Diseases caused by beryllium or its toxic All work involving exposure to the risk
compounds concerned.
17. Diseases caused by cadmium or its toxic All work involving exposure to the risk
compounds concerned.
18. Occupational asthma caused by recognised All work involving exposure to the risk
sensitising agents inherent to the work concerned.
process
19. Diseases caused by fluorine or its toxic All work involving exposure to the risk
compounds concerned.
20. Diseases caused by nitroglycerin or other All work involving exposure to the risk
nitroacid esters concerned.
21. Diseases caused by alcohols and ketones All work involving exposure to the risk
concerned.
22. Diseases caused by asphyxiants, carbon All work involving exposure to the risk
monoxide and its toxic derivatives, hydrogen concerned.
sulphide
23. Lung cancer and mesotheliomas caused by All work involving exposure to the risk
asbestos concerned.
24. Primary neoplasm of the epithelial lining of All work involving exposure to the risk
the urinary bladder or the kidney or the ureter concerned.
25. Snow blindness in snow bound areas All work involving exposure to the risk
concerned.
26. Diseases due to effect of heat in extreme hot All work involving exposure to the risk
climate concerned.
27. Diseases due to effect of cold in extreme cold All work involving exposure to the risk
climate concerned.
PART C
1. Pneumoconioses caused by sclerogenic mineral All work involving exposure to the risk
dust (silicoses, anthraoosilicosis, asbestosis) concerned.
and silico-tuberculosis provided that silicosis is
an essential factor in causing the resultant
incapacity or death
2. Bagassosis All work involving exposure to the risk
concerned.
3. Bronchopulmonary diseases caused by cotton, All work involving exposure to the risk
flax hemp and sisal dust (Byssionsis). concerned.
4. Extrinsic allergic alveelitis caused by the All work involving exposure to the risk
inhalation of organic dusts concerned.
5. Bronchopulmonary diseases caused by hard All work involving exposure to the risk
metals concerned.
6. Acute Pulmonary oedema of high altitude. All work involving exposure to the risk
concerned.