sec.49CNotifiable occupational respiratory diseases— Act , s 279AB

### sec.49C Notifiable occupational respiratory diseases— Act , s 279AB For section 279AB (5) of the Act , definition notifiable occupational respiratory disease , paragraph (a) , each of the following medical conditions is prescribed to the extent the condition is likely to have been caused or exacerbated, in whole or in part, by exposure to inorganic dust— pneumoconiosis, other than silicosis; asbestosis, coal worker’s pneumoconiosis and mixed-dust pneumoconiosis Silicosis is a prescribed occupational respiratory disease under the Commonwealth Act . cancer; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. chronic bronchitis and emphysema s 49C ins 2019 SL No. 117 s 14 sub 2025 Act No. 21 s 49 - (a) pneumoconiosis, other than silicosis; Examples— asbestosis, coal worker’s pneumoconiosis and mixed-dust pneumoconiosis Note— Silicosis is a prescribed occupational respiratory disease under the Commonwealth Act . - (b) cancer; - (c) chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Examples— chronic bronchitis and emphysema