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Man Hours: An industrial time unit
relating to the number of hours worked per employee and often multiplied by the
number of employees to establish the amount of time spent on a task or used in
projections of costs.
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS): A
bulletin detailing technical and hazard during the handling, storage and use,
protective measures for workers and emergency procedures.
Maximum intended load: The total load of
all persons, equipment, tools, materials, transmitted loads, and other loads
reasonably anticipated to be applied to a scaffold or scaffold component at any
one time.
Maximal medical improvement (MMI): Once it
is unlikely that your condition will change or improve with or without further
medical treatment, an MMI is determined. Once you reach MMI, a doctor can assess
a permanent disability rating.
Medical-legal report: A report written by
a doctor that describes your medical condition. These reports are written to
help clarify disputed medical issues.
Medical treatment: Treatment required to
cure or relieve the effects of an injury or illness.
Milliampere: A unit of measurement
equaling one thousandth (1/1000) of an ampere.
Modified work: Your old job is changed to
allow you to continue doing it with your current injury.
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