Table 4 Unaccepted proposals during the tripartite meeting in 2005 and 2009

Add acids, aldehydes, organochlorinated or organophosphorous pesticides

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”

Add “disease to endocrine system due to chemical agents”

Add “disease due to radiofrequency radiation”

1. Delete ultra-violet radiation

2. Delete “Diseases caused by any other physical agents not mentioned”

Add “disease caused by electromagnetic radiation”

Add “disease caused by enzymes”

Add “intoxications where a direct link between the exposure of a worker to biological agents and the diseases is established”

Delete “chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases”

1. Delete “chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases”

2. Delete “any other respiratory disease not mentioned”

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”

Add “dermatoses of allergic origin”, and mycosis

Add “cancer caused by formaldehyde” and “cancer caused by silica”

Delete “dust from wood”

1. Insert specific cancer name for every carcinogen

2. Delete “cancer caused by any other agents not mentioned”

Add “Silica, crystalline in the form of quartz or cristobalite”

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”

Add “psychosomatic psychiatric syndromes caused by mobbing”

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”