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In pro per: One who is not represented by
an attorney.
Independent contractor: Some employers
classify employees as an independent contractors to avoid workers' compensation.
If your employer controls the manner of your work, has the right to terminate
you, pays you an hourly wage or salary, requires you to work a specific schedule
and makes deductions for Social Security or unemployment, then you are likely
NOT an independent contractor.
Impairment rating: A percentage estimate
of how much normal use of your injured body parts that you have lost. Impairment
ratings are based on guidelines published by the AMA.
Impedance: Opposition to the flow of
alternating (AC) electric current. See Resistance.
Incidence rate: Defined by OSHA, is the
number of occupational injuries and/or illnesses or lost workdays per 100
full-time employees.
Incident/Near Miss: An undesirable event
which has the potential to cause a serious accident.
Indirect Cause: A factor or occurrence
which has taken place and contributes to an accident but is not a direct cause.
Infeasible: Impossible to perform the
construction work using a conventional fall protection system (i.e., guardrail
system, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system) or technologically
impossible to use any one of these systems to provide fall protection.
Injury: Physical harm or damage to the
body resulting from an exchange, usually acute, of mechanical, chemical,
thermal, or other environmental energy that exceeds the body's tolerance.
Inspection: An systematic examination of a
worksite or equipment which, in the process, is compared against an established
standard.
Insulation: Non-conductive materials used
to cover or surround a conductor, permitting it to be handled without danger of
electric shock.
Insulator: Any material, such as glass or
rubber, that prevents the flow of electric current.
Interrogatories: A set of written
questions to a party to a lawsuit asked by the opposing party as part of the
pre-trial discovery process. These questions must be answered, normally with
help from one's attorney, in writing under oath under penalty of perjury within
a specified period of time, such as 30 days.
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