Table 4.

Unaccepted proposals during the tripartite meeting in 2005 and 2009

		R194 (2002, revised 2010)
Chemical	Government	Add acids, aldehydes, organochlorinated or organophosphorous pesticides
	Employer	1. Delete oxides of nitrogen, pharmaceutical agents, osmium, selenium, copper, tin, zinc, and ozone
		2. Delete “ diseases caused by any other chemical agents not mentioned”
	Worker	Add “disease to endocrine system due to chemical agents”
Physical	ILO	Add “disease due to radiofrequency radiation”
	Employer	1. Delete ultra-violet radiation
		2. Delete “Diseases caused by any other physical agents not mentioned”
	Worker	Add “disease caused by electromagnetic radiation”
Biological	Government	Add “disease caused by enzymes”
	Worker	Add “intoxications where a direct link between the exposure of a worker to biological agents and the diseases is established”
Pulmonary	Government	Delete “chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases”
	Employer	1. Delete “chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases”
		2. Delete “any other respiratory disease not mentioned”
	Worker	1. Add “any other respiratory diseases caused by asbestos not covered in the preceding item”
		2. Add “bronchopulmonary diseases caused by synthetic or man-made fibers”
Skin	Government	Add “dermatoses of allergic origin”, and mycosis
Cancer	ILO	Add “cancer caused by formaldehyde” and “cancer caused by silica”
	Government	Delete “dust from wood”
	Employer	1. Insert specific cancer name for every carcinogen
		2. Delete “cancer caused by any other agents not mentioned”
	Worker	Add “Silica, crystalline in the form of quartz or cristobalite”
MSD	Worker	1. Add “any other musculoskeletal disorders not mentioned in 2.3.1 due to occupational psychological factors including mental fatigue”
		2. Add “central nervous system disorders of occupational origin”
Mental and behavioral	ILO	Add “psychosomatic psychiatric syndromes caused by mobbing”
	Worker	1. Add “disabling occupational neuroses”, 2. add “professional laryngitis with aphonia”, 3. add “diseases of a physical or psychological nature related to violence arising out of or in the course of employment”

ILO: International Labour Organization, MSD: musculoskeletal disorder.