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age, This is important that the ILO has to adopt a high
definition, so as to enable, in jour somewhat Infrequent i
discussions that thej have dealing with particular .subjects]
like pneumoconiosis, there is opportunity to expand, follow I
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expert knowledge and focus research and compensation laws
and prevention laws, and so forth, in the right direction. !
The third and more narrow types of definition arei
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those which we commonly use in different forms in different
states in different countires. They will probably always
vary for other reasons, amongst themselves. In England, we
have a rather tight deflnity, which in itself, has varied
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since 1925, 1925, the first main definition of these things,!
and that is likely to vary again as more knowledge comes
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along.
At the present moment, pneumoconiosis is defined
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as fibrosis of the lungs due to silica dust, as bestos dust
or other dust, and'includes the condition known as dust
reticulation of the lungs.
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How, that is for a particular purpose. It is
something that expert chest physicians in your country, sy
country, and so forth, understand what it means, because
they have seen so many cases and they can apply it with
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Justice. The word `other dust*, if there was another dust, .
then it would have to be scheduled separately and that is
what is causing the trouble at the moment. Berylliosis at
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