| Agreed high risk category | Filter searches | References |
|---|---|---|
| Auto-industry/mechanic | Car Fitter, Car Seat Assembly, Paint Sprayer/Car Repair (seat assembler, reconditioning, painting), car mechanic, car repairer, Panel beater | 1 |
| Tradesmen: construction | Brick, Build, Property, Construction, Scaffold, Damp, Ground worker, Quarry worker/operative, roof, Joiner, Carpenter, Wood, Fitter, Sign maker, Furniture design and manufacture, Upholsterer, Cabinet Maker, Shop Fitter, Window, Glazing, Glazier, Double Glazier | 1,2,3 |
| Tradesmen: other | Electric, Jointer Electrical, Lineman, Panel wirer/wireman, Carpet, Floor, Slab, Paint, Plaster, Cabinet Sprayer, Plumber, Pipe Fitter | 1,2,3 |
| Emergency services | Police, Firefighter, Army, Soldier, National Service, RAF, Marines, Navy, Naval, Paratrooper, Royal (air force etc.), Ambulance, Paramedic, Military, WRNS (Women's Royal Navy Service) | |
| Factory/warehouse worker | Factory, Workshop, Worker, Assembly, Production, Warehouse, Picker, Packer | 4 |
| Land management/cultivation | Agriculture, Agricultural, Farm, Farmer, “Picker (fruits)”, Herdsman, Dairy man, Gardener, Green, Landscape, Lawn, Horticulture, Groundsman, Greenkeeper, Horticulturalist, Timber yard worker, forest worker, forester, forestry | 1,2 |
| Manual workers engineering | Engineer, Millwright, Lagger (Insulators)/Lagging | 3 |
| Health Services | Nurse, Nursing, carer, care worker, care assistant, support worker, Home help, RGN (registered general nurse), RNMH (registered nurse mental health), Ward Orderly, SRN (State Registered Nurse), RMN (Registered Mental Nurse), RNLD | 2,5 |
| Coal miner | Coal, Mine, Colliery, Down pit, Mining, Collier | 3 |
| Metal worker | Steel, Weld, Metal, Blacksmith, Foundry, Moulder, Plater, Fabricator | 1 |
| PCM (Porters, cleaners, maintenance) | Porter, Clean Window, Cleaner, Valeter, Wash (Car), Janitor, Domestic Assistant, Chambermaid, Hospital domestic, domestic, caretaker, building maintenance, maintenance, handyman, building assistant | 1,3 |
| PE teacher | PE, Physical | 3 |
| Postman | Post, mail | Agreed in Consensus Meeting due to prolongued walking, bending and lifting. |
| Labourer | Labourer, Pipe yard Worker, Concrete, Installer, Mason, Fibre glass, Asphalt(er), Digging trenches, Fencer, Manual | 4,6 |
| Road worker | Roadworks, Road, Highway, Platelayer, Tarmac layer, Tarmacer | 4 |
| Shipyard worker | Shipwright | 1,3 |
| Sports-other | Any, Climbing instructor, Parachute instructor |
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