Review of Schedule 2 of the Injury Prevention Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2001 (IPRC Act): Report to the Minister of Labour - 2005/06
Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. Methods
4. Issues related to Schedule 2
- 4.1 Schedule 2
- 4.2 How Schedule 2 operates
- 4.3 Comparison of Schedule 2 to the current ILO List and Annex
- 4.4 Criteria for inclusion in Schedule 2
- Strong causal link between the disorder and occupational exposure
- Clear diagnostic criteria
- The disorder comprises a considerable proportion of the cases of that disorder in the overall population or in an identifiable subset of the population
- 4.5 Structure and content of Schedule 2
- Focus on specific disorders
- Focus on specific exposures
- Exposure circumstances
- The inclusion of a “catch-all” category
- 4.6 Summary of issues related to Schedule 2
5. Evidence
- 5.1 Introduction
- 5.2 Occupationally-related attributable fractions
- 5.3 Sufficient exposure
- 5.4 Disorders recommended for inclusion in Schedule 2
- Infectious disease
- Malignancy
- Mental or neuropsychiatric disorders
- Disorders of the nervous system
- Vascular disorders
- Respiratory disorders (non-malignant)
- Hepatic disorders
- Disorders of the genitourinary system
- Non-cancerous skin disorders
- Musculoskeletal disorders
- Vibration disorders
- Noise-induced hearing loss
- Acute chemical poisoning/toxicity
- Reproductive risks
- Multiple chemical sensitivity
- 5.5 Disorders not recommended for inclusion in the Schedule
- Infectious disease
- Malignancy
- Chemotherapeutic agents
- Mental or neuropsychiatric disorders
- Disorders of the nervous system
- Vascular disorders
- Respiratory disorders (non-malignant)
- Hepatic disorders
- Disorders of the genitourinary system
- Non-cancerous skin disorders
- Musculoskeletal disorders
- Vibration disorders
- Noise-induced hearing loss
- Chemical poisoning/toxicity
- Reproductive risks
- Multiple chemical sensitivity
- 6.1 Recommended format and content of Schedule 2
- 6.2 Disorders not recommended for inclusion in Schedule 2
- Comparison of recommended revised Schedule 2 to current ILO Annex and its possible amendments
7. References
8. Appendices
- Appendix 1 ILO Schedule 42 and related schedules – 1925
- Appendix 2 ILO Schedule 42 and related schedules – 1934
- Appendix 3 ILO Schedule 42 and related schedules – 1934 and 1980
- Appendix 4 Section 30 of the Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation Act 2001
- Appendix 5 Comparison of Annex to ILO Recommendation 1941 to recommended revised version of Schedule 2
- Appendix 6 Comparison of possible additions to Annex to ILO Recommendation 1941 to recommended revised version of Schedule 2
