Table 1.
Occupational disease list of the ILO during the industrial poisoning era
| ILO legislation | R03, R04 (1919) | C18 (1925) | C42 (1934) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chemical |
1) Lead |
2) Mercury |
3) Phosphorous, 4) arsenic, 5) Benzene or its homologues, their nitro- and amino-derivatives, 6) halogen derivatives of hydrocarbons of the aliphatic series |
| Physical |
|
|
1) Radium and other radioactive substances, 2) X-rays |
| Biological |
1) Anthrax |
No change |
No change |
| Pulmonary |
|
|
1) Silicosis with or without pulmonary tuberculosis, provided that silicosis is an essential factor in causing the resultant incapacity or death. |
| Cancer | 1) Primary epitheliomatous cancer of the skin. |
ILO: International Labour Organization, R03: ILO recommendation No.3, R04: ILO recommendation No. 4, C18: ILO convention No. 18, C42: ILO convention No. 42.