፪/ሥራቸው በሽታውን ማጥፋት ብቻ ለሆነ ባለሙያዎች ካልሆነ በስተቀር በሥራ ምክንያት የሚመጣ በሽታ ሥራ በሚከናወንበት አካባቢ የሚዛመቱና የሚይዙ ነዋሪ ተላላፊ በሽታዎችን አይጨምርም።
2/ Occupational disease shall not include endemic or epidemic disease which are prevalent and contracted in the area where the work is done, except in the case of workers exclusively engaged in combating such diseases by reason of their occupation.