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'v "* " ' . ""'ji.** i! wl s.*,i ;Lv -;- ... 'ra^e^ntrae^r to^^nivit'ipmcipal.'contoaQtor hais sub? defean_y_;_^__ ___ which such .p_ rincip.al ccoonntitractor V^li^'n^tie'dWenniA^McnelrAnn. ' . BabJio.aulborl- .'.tblanitl.DtrU^JUL;ed >' \ Sebtion:; 106; The exercise and. performance of the powere -and duties of' a. local or. other .public authority i;v Dipartment. . shall, forHhcipnrposos of this act; betreated asthetrade oc^iisiueBS'ipfbthe^uthoritySfectidu^lW; The term 1 ` department, ' when used in this act, shall mean the Department of Labor and .In Board.' dustry of this Commonwealth. The term "board," when used in this act, shall mean The Workmen's Compensation Board of this Common wealth. . The term "referee," when used in this act, shall mean Occupational dluasn: Workmen'8 Compensation Referee. Section 108. The term "occupational, disease," as used in this act, shall mean only the following-diseases: (a) Poisoning, by arsenic, lead, mercury, or man ganese, their preparations or compounds, in any occupa tion involving direct contact with, handling thereof, or exposure thereto. (b) Poisoning by phosphorus, its preparations or compounds, in -any occupation involving, direct contact with, handling thereof, or exposure, thereto. (c) Poisoning by methanol, carbon bisulphide, hydro carbon distillates (naphthas and others), or halogenated hydro carbons, or. any preparations, containing these chemicals or any of them, in any occupation involving direct contact with, handling thereof, or exposure thereto. (d) Poisoning by benzol, or by nitro, amido, or amino derivatives of benzol (dmitro-benzol, anilin, and others), or their preparations or compounds,- in any oc cupation involving direct contact with, handling thereof, or exposure thereto. (e) -Caisson disease (compressed air illness) result ing from engaging in any occupation carried on in com pressed air. (f) Radium poisoning or disability, due to radio active properties of substances, or to Roentgen-ray (X- rays) in any occupation involving direct contact with, handling thereof, or exposure thereto. (g) Poisoning by, or ulceration frpm, chromic acid, or bichromate of ammonium, bichromate of potassium, or. bichromate of sodium, or their preparations, in any occupation involving direct contact with, handling there of, or exposure thereto. (h) Epitheliomatous cancer or ulceration due to tar, pitch, bitumen, mineral oil, or paraffin, or any compound, product or residue of any of those substances,-in any oc cupation involving direct contact with, handling thereof, or exposure thereto.