Work Injury Compensation Act (Amendment of Second and Third Schedules) Order 2012

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Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
on 11 May 2012

No. S 200

Work Injury Compensation Act

(CHAPTER 354)

Work Injury Compensation Act
(Amendment of Second and Third Schedules)
Order 2012

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 44 of the Work Injury Compensation Act, the Minister for Manpower hereby makes the following Order:

Citation and commencement

1. This Order may be cited as the Work Injury Compensation Act (Amendment of Second and Third Schedules) Order 2012 and shall come into operation on 1st June 2012.

Deletion and substitution of Second Schedule

2. The Second Schedule to the Work Injury Compensation Act is deleted and the following Schedule substituted therefor:

“SECOND SCHEDULE

Sections 2(1), 4, 24(6) and 44(1)

Occupational diseases

First column

Second column

Third column

Description of occupational
disease or injury

Nature of occupation

Period

Anthrax

Any occupation involving exposure to animals infected with the anthrax spores or bacteria, tissues or products of infected animals, or any material or substance containing the anthrax spores or bacteria.

12 months

2.	Asbestosis

Any occupation involving exposure to asbestos fibre.

3 years

3.	Barotrauma

Any occupation involving exposure to compressed air.

12 months

4.	Byssinosis

Any occupation involving exposure to raw cotton fibre.

12 months

5.	Cataracts due to infra-red, ultraviolet or X-ray radiation

Any occupation involving frequent or prolonged exposure to infra-red, ultraviolet or X-ray radiation.

12 months

6.	Compressed Air Illness or its sequelae, including dysbaric osteonecrosis

Any occupation involving exposure to compressed air.

12 months

7.	Diseases caused by ionizing radiation

Any occupation involving exposure to ionizing particles from radioisotopes or irradiation apparatus.

12 months

8.	Diseases caused by excessive heat

Any occupation involving exposure to excessive heat.

12 months

Glanders

Any occupation involving exposure to animals infected with the Burkholderia mallei bacterium, tissues of infected animals, or any material or substance containing the Burkholderia mallei bacterium.

12 months

10.	Leptospirosis or its sequelae

Any occupation involving exposure to animals infected or environment contaminated with the Leptospira bacteria, or any material or substance containing the Leptospira bacteria.

12 months

11.	Liver Angiosarcoma

Any occupation involving exposure to vinyl chloride monomer or arsenic.

12 months

12.	Mesothelioma

Any occupation involving exposure to asbestos fibre.

12 months

13.	Musculoskeletal disorders of the upper limb

Any occupation involving exposure to occupational risk factors involving repetitive motion, forceful exertion, awkward postures or vibration, affecting the upper limbs.

12 months

14.	Noise-Induced Deafness

Any occupation involving prolonged exposure to excessive noise.

12 months

15.	Occupational Asthma

Any occupation involving exposure to any chemical or other agent which is known to irritate or sensitise the respiratory system.

12 months

16.	Occupational skin cancers

Any occupation involving exposure to polycyclic hydrocarbons, tar, pitch, bitumen, mineral oil (including paraffin), soot or arsenicals, or any compound, product, or residue of any of these substances, or to ultraviolet radiation.

12 months

17.	Occupational skin diseases

Any occupation involving exposure to any skin irritant or sensitizer or any other agent which is known to damage skin.

12 months

18.	Poisoning by —

Any occupation involving exposure to —

(a)

Arsenic

arsenic or any of its compounds, or any mixture or solution containing arsenic or any of its compounds;

12 months

(b)	Benzene or a homologue of benzene

benzene or any of its homologues, or any mixture or solution containing benzene or any of its homologues;

12 months

(c)

Cadmium

cadmium or any of its compounds, or any mixture or solution containing cadmium or any of its compounds;

12 months

(d)	Carbamates

carbamate, or any mixture or solution containing any carbamate;

12 months

(e)	Carbon disulphide

carbon disulphide or any of its compounds, or any mixture or solution containing carbon disulphide or any of its compounds;

12 months

(f)	Carbon dioxide gas

excessive levels of carbon dioxide;

12 months

(g)	Carbon monoxide gas

excessive levels of carbon monoxide;

12 months

(h)

Cyanide

cyanide, or any mixture or solution containing any cyanide;

12 months

(i)	Halogen derivatives of hydrocarbon compounds

any halogen derivative of hydrocarbon compounds or any mixture or solution containing any halogen derivative of hydrocarbon compounds;

12 months

(j)	Hydrogen sulphide

hydrogen sulphide;

12 months

(k)

Lead

lead, or any of its compounds, or any mixture or solution containing lead or any of its compounds;

12 months

(l)

Manganese

manganese or any of its compounds, or any mixture or solution containing manganese or any of its compounds;

12 months

(m)

Mercury

mercury or any of its compounds, or any mixture or solution containing mercury or any of its compounds;

12 months

(n)	Oxides of nitrogen

excessive levels of oxides of nitrogen;

12 months

(o)	Organophosphates

organophosphates;

12 months

(p)	Phosphorus

phosphorus or any of its compounds, or any mixture or solution containing phosphorus.

12 months

19.

Silicosis

Any occupation involving exposure to silica dust.

3 years

20.	Toxic hepatitis

Any process involving exposure to tetrachloroethane, nitro-derivatives or amino-derivatives of benzene or vinyl chloride monomer.

12 months

21.	Tuberculosis

Any occupation involving —

(a)	close and frequent contact with a source of tuberculosis infection, e.g. in the medical treatment or nursing of a person or persons suffering from tuberculosis, or in a service ancillary to such treatment or nursing; or

12 months

(b)	exposure to any material which is a source of tuberculosis infection, e.g. in a laboratory.

12 months

22.	Ulceration of the corneal surface of the eye

Any occupation involving exposure to tar, pitch, bitumen, mineral oil (including paraffin), soot or any compound, product, or residue of any of these substances.

12 months

”.

Amendment of Third Schedule

3. The Third Schedule to the Work Injury Compensation Act is amended —

(a)	by deleting the words “$140,000 or be less than $47,000” in paragraph 1(2) and substituting the words “$170,000 or be less than $57,000”;
(b)	by deleting the words “$180,000 or be less than $60,000” in paragraph 2(2) and substituting the words “$218,000 or be less than $73,000”;
(c)	by deleting “$25,000” in paragraph 5(1)(b) and substituting “$30,000”; and
(d)	by inserting, immediately after the words “but is not limited to,” in paragraph 5(2), the words “the charges in connection with an emergency medical transport for the conveyance of an employee to receive medical treatment,”.

Made this 4th day of May 2012.

LOH KHUM YEAN

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Manpower,
Singapore.

[HQ/Legis/WICA SL; AG/LLRD/SL/354/2010/3 Vol. 1]

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