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Glossary of
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Accepted claim: A claim in which the insurance
company accepts that your injury or illness will be covered by workers'
compensation.
Accident Cause: The last occurrence in a sequence
of events which directly contributed to or produced an accident or incident.
Accident Costs: The monetary losses associated
with an accident or incident. These costs include direct and indirect costs.
Accident Investigation: A detailed, defined, and
recorded review of an occurrence, done to uncover and record the factors and
causes and their relationships which led up to and caused an accident or
incident.
Accident: An occurrence in a sequence of events
that produces unintended injury, death, or property damage. Accident refers to
the event, not the result of the event
Accident Prevention: The application of measures
designed to reduce accidents or accident potential within a system, organization
or activity. An accident prevention program is one which aims to avoid injury to
personnel and/or damage to property.
Accident Records: Recorded information in the
form of reports and records detailing what accidents or incidents have occurred
in a company or industry and what losses and injuries resulted.
Accident Report: A document containing the
information and facts about an individual accident or incident put in
chronological order to province a complete picture as to what happened. May also
be used as a tool to help establish the ROOT cause.
Adjustable suspension scaffold: A suspension
scaffold equipped with a hoist that can be operated by an employee on the
scaffold.
Affidavit: A written statement or declaration whose contents are sworn
to be true by the signer before a notary or some other judicial officer
authorized to take oaths. A witness's affidavit carries such weight that a judge
will frequently accept it place of oral testimony in court.
Agreed medical
evaluator (AME): This is a physician that treats you and is agreed upon by your
attorney and the insurance company. The AME will be the one to conduct your
medical evaluations.
Alternative work: If your doctor says you will not be able
to return to your job because of your injury, your employer is encouraged to
offer you alternative work instead of your regular work duties. There are
requirements to this alternative work, such as meeting your work restrictions
that vary by state.
American Medical Association (AMA): National physician's
group. The AMA has published the permanent impairment guidelines.
Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA): A federal law that prohibits discrimination against
people with disabilities.
Ampere: The unit by which the flow of current through
a conductor is measured.
Anchorage: A secure point of attachment for
lifelines, lanyards or deceleration devices.
Answer: A defendant's written
response to a plaintiff's initial court filing, called a complaint. An answer
normally denies some or all facts asserted by the complaint and may sometimes
include counterclaims of allegations or charges against the plaintiff. A
defendant usually has 30 days to file an answer after being served with the
plaintiff's complaint.
AOE/COE (Arising out of and occurring in the course of
employment): Injury caused by and happened while on the job.
Appeal: Request to
a higher court to reverse the decision of a trial court after final judgment or
other legal ruling, citing legal reasons for overturning the ruling. No new
evidence is admitted on appeal, for it is strictly a legal argument.
Appeals
board: A group of seven commissioners appointed by the governor to review and
reconsider decisions of workers' compensation administrative law judges.
Applicants' attorney: A lawyer that can represent the injured worker in a
workers' compensation case.
Apportionment: A way of figuring out how much of
your permanent disability is due to your work injury and how much is due to
other disabilities.
Approved: Where a procedure, practice, equipment, etc. is
said to be "approved", this means it complies with written company
standards. Where no such standards exist, the applicable legislation is
considered to be standard.
Audit (Safety): A management tool used to measure
the effectiveness and efficiency of a safety program and company operations
which provides an accurate picture of the safety and health of an organization.
Authorized: Given the authority to act in the
referenced manner by the responsible management.
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