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Table IIS10 shows the analysis of average rates of new assessments for disablement benefit cases in 2003-2005 by industry, and shows that, with a rate of 32.0 cases per 100 000 employees per year, the construction industry (including insulation and asbestos removal workers) had the highest rate, followed by extraction, energy and water supply industries with an annual rate of 9.4 cases per 100 000 employees.