Requirement for fourth and fifth readings
6 Requirement for fourth and fifth readings
This section applies if the worker’s pneumoconiosis score can not be worked out under section 4 or 5.
The worker’s pneumoconiosis score is worked out by—
obtaining a fourth and fifth reading of the same chest x-ray; and
using those readings, with the other 3 readings, in the way provided under subsection (3).
The worker’s pneumoconiosis score is the corresponding score for the median category of the categories recorded in each of the 5 readings.
Example—
The first 3 readings record the categories as 1/2, 2/1 and 2/3. The fourth and fifth readings record the categories as 1/2 and 2/1. The 5 categories, in ascending order, are 1/2, 1/2, 2/1, 2/1 and 2/3. The median category is 2/1, and the worker’s pneumoconiosis score is 50.
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