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Table 1 Standards of occupational accidents about CS2 poisoning or its secondary diseasesa

From: Carbon disulfide exposure estimate and prevalence of chronic diseases after carbon disulfide poisoning-related occupational diseases

20. CS2 poisoning or its secondary diseases

Ga. A worker who has worked for more than two years on work exposed to CS2 vapor of around 10 ppm shall be considered as a work-related disease if any of the following symptoms or symptoms appear.

(1) When there is one of retinal microvessels, multiple cerebral infarction, capillary glomerulosclerosis on renal biopsy.

However, it excludes diseases caused by causes other than CS2, such as diabetes, hypertension and vascular disorders.

(2) Retinal lesions other than microvascular lesions, multiple peripheral nerve lesions, optic neuritis, coronary heart disease, central nervous system disorders or psychiatric disorders.

However, it excludes diseases caused by causes other than CS2, such as diabetes, hypertension and vascular disorders.

(3) There is one of (2) and there is at least one of kidney disorder, liver disorder, hematopoietic system disorder, reproductive system disorder, sensory nerve impairment disorder, and hypertension.

Na. A worker who is exposed to more than 20 ppm of CS2 vapor for more than two weeks shall be considered as a work-related disease if they present with sudden manifestations of mental disorders such as confusion, delirium, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.

Da. When exposed to a large or high concentration of CS2 vapor, symptoms of acute intoxication such as consciousness disorder are regarded as occupational diseases.

  1. aIndustrial Accident Compensation Insurance Act, Article 39, Ministry of Labor, 1997