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Dear all,

enough of guesses and informed speculation – all questions regarding what is & isn’t a prescribed disease are answered in seconds by googling prescribed diseases and taking the first hit, the DWP website. For TB:

Prescribed disease B5: any job involving:

Tuberculosis. TB infection.	Contact with a source of tuberculous infection.
	For example, doctors, nurses, ambulance crews, pathology technicians and social workers.

Can we call that an end to the thread?

Kevin Smith

From: [log in to unmask] [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Maggie Lambert
Sent: 31 May 2007 22:06
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Subject: Re: [OCC-HEALTH] Tb as a prescribed industrial disease

As TB is considered a biological hazard under COSHH and if it was aquired via paid emplyment I guess the answer is yes.

Regards

Maggie

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From: [log in to unmask]">McMillan-Cox Judith

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Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 3:15 PM

Subject: [OCC-HEALTH] Tb as a prescribed industrial disease

Dear all

Is TB a prescribed industrial disease for healthcare workers? How can I access a list of prescribed industrial diseases?

I have tried the HSE website, but readily confess to struggling to find my way around it.

All help gratefully received.

Judith

Judith McMillan-Cox

Occupational Health Adviser

Queen's Hospital

Burton on Trent

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