Significant health effect

The following diseases are diseases which may be considered as having a significant health effect:

1 Conditions due to physical agents and the physical demands of work:

• cramp of the hand or forearm due to repetitive movements;

• subcutaneous cellulitis of the hand (beat hand);

• bursitis or subcutaneous cellulitis arising at or about the knee, due to severe or prolonged external friction or pressure at or about the knee (beat knee);

• bursitis or subcutaneous cellulitis arising at or about the elbow, due to severe or prolonged external friction or pressure at or about the elbow (beat elbow);

• traumatic inflammation of the tendons of the hand or forearm or of the associated tendon sheaths;

• carpal tunnel syndrome.

2 Infections due to biological agents:

• most agents in Hazard Group 2, eg salmonella (food poisoning) and campilobacter.

3 Conditions due to substances:

• chrome ulceration of the skin of the hands or forearm;

• folliculitis;

• acne;

• occupational dermatitis;

• extrinsic alveolitis (including farmer's lung) (Dermatitis may be chronic and disabling. Repeated attacks of alveolitis may lead to disabling scarring of the lungs).