Table IVa. Sensitising agents causing occupational asthma as listed under Schedule 3 of the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act (COIDA)
  1. Isocyanates
  2. Metals: platinum, nickel, cobalt, vanadium or chromium salts
  3. Hardening agents, including epoxy resins
  4. Acrylic acids or derived acrylates
  5. Soldering or welding fumes
  6. Substances from animals or insects
  7. Fungi or spores
  8. Proteolytic enzymes
  9. Organic dust *(eg. flour, grain, wood dust)
  10. Vapours or fumes of formaldehyde, anhydrides, amines or diamines
(*) inserted for purposes of clarification

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