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Glossary of
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Dangerous Goods: The term used in TDG
regulations to describe hazardous materials.
Date of injury: If your injury was caused
by one event, the date it happened is the date of injury. If the injury or
illness was caused by repeated events, the date of injury is the date you knew,
or should have known, the injury was caused by work.
Death benefits: Benefits paid to surviving
dependents when a work injury results in death.
Deceleration device: Any mechanism, such
as a rope grab, rip-stitch lanyard, specially-woven lanyard, tearing or
deforming lanyard, automatic self-retracting lifeline/lanyard, etc., which
serves to dissipate a substantial amount of energy during a fall arrest, or
otherwise limit the energy imposed on an employee during fall arrest.
Deceleration distance: The additional
vertical distance a falling employee travels, excluding lifeline elongation and
free fall distance, before stopping, from the point at which the deceleration
device begins to operate. It is measured as the distance between the location of
an employee's body belt or body harness attachment point at the moment of
activation (at the onset of fall arrest forces) of the deceleration device
during a fall, and the location of that attachment point after the employee
comes to a full stop.
De-energize: To free from any electric
connection and/or electric charge.
Defect: Any characteristic or condition
which tends to weaken or reduce the strength of the tool, object, or structure
of which it is a part.
Defendant: The party, usually an employer
or its insurance company, opposing you in a dispute over benefits.
Delay letter: A letter sent to you by the
insurance company explaining why payments are delayed.
Denied claim: A claim in which the
insurance company does not believe that your injury or illness was work related
and therefore denies your claim.
Disability: A physical or mental
impairment that limits everyday activities.
Disability management: A process to
prevent disability from occurring or to intervene early and encourage and
support continued employment. Disability rating: See permanent disability
rating.
Discrimination claim: A petition filed if
your employer has fired or discriminated against you for filing a workers'
compensation claim.
Dispute: A disagreement about your right
to payments, services or other benefits.
De bene esse: Of formal sufficiency for
the time being; conditionally; provisionally.
Deposition: Sworn testimony taken under
oath prior to trial before a court reporter in a place away from the courtroom.
Direct examination: The first questioning
of a witness during a trial or deposition.
Direct Supervision: Where the supervising
worker is present at the jobsite and fully cognizant and in control of the
activities of the less experienced workers.
Disabling injury: An injury causing death,
permanent disability, or any degree of temporary total disability beyond the day
of the injury.
Disaster: Any real or anticipated
occurrence which endangers the lies, safety, welfare and well-being of some or
all of the people and cannot be brought under control by the use of all regular
Municipal Government services and resources.
Due Diligence: The level of judgment,
care, prudence, determination, and activity that a person would reasonably be
expected to do under particular circumstances.
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