The Code on Social Security, 2020 · XIV — MISCELLANEOUS

Section 3. The amalgamation of the said laws will facilitate the implementation and remove the multiplicity of

In force · As amended up to 2026-08

3. The amalgamation of the said laws will facilitate the implementation and remove the multiplicity of definitions and authorities without compromising the basic concepts of welfare and benefits to workers. Further, the use of technology for effective enforcement of the provisions of the Bill has been intended with a view to ensure transparency and accountability and facilitating ease of compliance. Widening the scope of the benefits to the fixed term employees would be a big step towards equity. THE THIRD SCHEDULE [ See sections 2 (51), 36(1), 74 (1), (3), (5), 131(5), 132 and 152(2)] LIST OF OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES ||Serial No.<br>Occupational disease|Serial No.<br>Occupational disease|Employment| |---|---|---|---| ||(1)<br>(2)||(3)| |||PART A|| |1.|Infectious and parasitic diseases contracted|in|(a) all work involving exposure to health or| ||an occupation where there is a particular risk||laboratory work;| ||of contamination||(b) all work involving exposure to veterinary| ||||work;| ||||(c) work relating to handling animals, animal| ||||carcasses, part of such carcasses, or merchandise| ||||which may have been contaminated by animals or| ||||animal carcasses;| ||||(d) other work carrying a particular risk of| ||||contamination.| |2.|Diseases caused by work in compressed air||All work involving exposure to the risk| ||||concerned.| |3.|Diseases caused by lead or its toxic compounds||All work involving exposure to the risk| ||||concerned.| |4.|Poisoning by nitrous fumes||All work involving exposure to the risk| ||||concerned.| |5.|Poisoning by organo phosphorus compounds||All work involving exposure to the risk| ||||concerned.| |||PART B|| |1.|Diseases caused by phosphorus or its toxic||All work involving exposure to the risk| ||compounds||concerned.| |2.|Diseases caused by mercury or its toxic||All work involving exposure to the risk| ||compounds||concerned.| |3.|Diseases caused by benzene or its toxic||All work involving exposure to the risk| ||homologues||concerned.| |4.|Diseases caused by nitro and amido toxic||All work involving exposure to the risk| ||derivatives of benzene or its homologues||concerned.| |5.|Diseases caused by chromium or its toxic||All work involving exposure to the risk| ||compounds||concerned.| |6.|Diseases caused by arsenic or its toxic||All work involving exposure to the risk| ||compounds||concerned.| |7.|Diseases caused by radioactive substances and||All work involving exposure to the action of| ||ionising radiations||radioactive substances or ionising radiations.| |8.|Primary epitheliomatous cancer of the skin||All work involving exposure to the risk| ||caused by tar, pitch, bitumen, mineral oil,||concerned.| 3. Bronchopulmonary diseases caused by cotton, flax hemp and sisal dust (Byssionsis). 4. Extrinsic allergic alveelitis caused by the inhalation of organic dusts 5. Bronchopulmonary diseases caused by hard metals 3. The form in which an employee shall furnish particulars about himself and the members of his family whenever required.

Source: India Code