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CPT mit len :ut He ion a r n pro ire es.' gns fo a MS and incidences of caused by industrial should be reported to alth and Safety e, says its overlord Ith and Safety Corn port, Draft document tification of ill health, osed that regulations compulsory notifica"dangerous occuThese are symptoms of ill health causing at r hours' interruption orker's day and attributable to exposure to a harmful substance.
Other recommendations are: • Notification of acute ill health thought to be caused by pathogen; • Notification of information on health of workers employed in special risk processes; • Notification through the Department of Health and Social Security of information in response to enquiries about workers' claims for benefit after incidences of "prescribed" occupational diseases; and • Maintenance of a register of all enquiries and notifications.
The HSC says that it needs this information to enable it to act promptly when incidents suggest a need for urgent investigation.
At present, it says, the system is hampered by an inability of many employers to identify illnesses which are caused by industrial processes.