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De minimis Violation |
Violation of an OSHA standard that does not have a direct impact on employees safety and health on the job |
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Other-than-serious violation |
Violation of an OSHA standard that would probably not cause serious physical harm or death. |
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Emergency Exit Procedures (Means of Egress) standard |
OSHA standard that provides guidelines for preparing an emergency action plan and includes specifications regarding exits and maintenance of emergency systems. |
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Musculosketal disorder (MSD) |
Disease cause by repetitive motion that affects muscles, nerves, tendons, ligaments, joints, cartilage, blood vessesls, and spinal disks; also called cumulative trauma syndrome (CTS), cumulative trama disorder (CTD), or repretitive stress injury (RSI). |
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OSHA's Form 300 |
Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses; used to classify work-related injuries and illnesses and to note the extent and severity of each case. |
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OSHA's form 301 |
Injury and Illness Incident Report; supplemental record that covers the details of each occupational injury and illness. |
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OSHA's form 300A |
Summary of Work-related Injuries and Illnesses; shows the totals of wore-related injuries and illnesses for the year in each category. |
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Bloodborne Pathogens |
Microorganisms in human blood that can cause disease in humans |
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Bloodborne Pathogens standard |
OSHA standard that requires employers to protect employees from potentially infectious materials. |
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Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act |
Revision to Bloodborne Pathogens standard that requires employers to minimize employees' exposure to blood through sharps injuries. |
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Risk managment scorecard |
Tool used to make calculated judegements based on the probability that a circumstance will occur and the potential consequences. |
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Proprietary inforamation |
Sensitive information owned by an oranization that gies the organization certain competitive advantages. |
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Pandemic |
Emergence of a disease new to the population;the agent infects humans, causing serious illness and spreads easily and sustainably. |
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Occumpational Noise Exposure (Hearing Conservation) standard |
OSHA standard that requires employers to provide controls to reduce unsafe noise levels in the workplace |
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Terrorism |
Use of force or violence against persons or property in violation of the criminal laws of the United States for purposes of intimidation, coercion, or ransom. |
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State plans |
Safety and health policies and procedures that states have adopted and that have been approved by OSHA |
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Security |
Physical/procedureal measures used to protect people, property, and information in the workplace. |
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Risk managment |
Identification, evaluation and control of risk that may affect an organization, typically incrpaorating the use of insurance and other strategies. |
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USA Patriot Act |
Act that gives federal officials greater authority to take measures to combat terrorism |
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National Institute for Occupational Safety and Heath (NIOSH) |
Agency that provides health and ssafety information |
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Occupational Safety and health (OSH) act |
Act that established the first national policy for safety and health and continues to deliver standards that employers must meet to guarantee the health and safety of their employees. |
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Repeat Violation |
Vilation of an OSHA Standard that is a repeat of a vilation found under a previous inspection |
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Personal Protective Equipment Standard |
OSHA standard that protects employees from environmental, process, chemical, mechanical, or radiological hazards capable of causing injury or impairment and sets criteria for acceptable equipment designs. |
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Sick building syndrome (SBS) |
Situation in which building occupants experienc acute health and comfort effects that appear to be linked to time spent in a building but no specific illness or cause can be identified. |
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Safety |
Freedom from hazard, risk or injury |
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Unsafe Acts |
Indidents that result from unsafe behavior on the part of the employee, such as operationg equipment at high speeds. |
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Tagout |
Signs or labels attached to equipment to warn others not to activate it. |
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Process Safety Management standard |
OSHA standard aimed at preventing or minimizing the consequences of catastrophic releases of toxic, reactive, flammable, or explosive chemicals. |
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Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) |
Agency that administers and enforces the Occpational Safety and health Act of 1970 |
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Wellness programs |
Preventitive health programs offered by employers designed to imporve the health and physical well-being of employe both on and off the job. |
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Social engineering |
Collection of manipulative techniquies used to gain access to private or confidential information, often without face-to face interaction. |
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Safety committees |
Composed of workers from differnt levels and departments who are involved in safety planning and programs. |
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Return-to -work programs |
Programs that offer employees less-strenuous jobs until they are fit to return to their regular jobs;also know as modified-duty programs. |
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Teratogens |
Products that affect a fetus but not the pregnant mother |
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Occupational illness |
Medical condition or disorder, other than one resulting from an occupational injury caused by exposure to environmental factors associated with employment. |
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Unsafe conditions |
Mechanical or physical hazards that may lead to injury, such as defective equipment or improper lighting. |
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Willful violations |
Violation of an OSHA standard taht is considered intentional |
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Occupational Inury |
Injury that results from a work-related accident or exposure involvinig a singel incident in the work environment. |
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Occupational Safety and health Review Commission (OSHRC) |
Group that rules on contested OSHA citations |
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Machine Guarding standard |
OSHA standard that provides general requirements for all machinery to protect operator and other employees. |
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Homeland Security Act |
Act designed to secure the United States against terrorist attacks and other thearts and hazard and ensure safe and secure borders. |
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General Duty Clause |
Statement in Occupational Safety and Health Act that requires employers subject to OSHA to provide employees with a safe and healthy work environment |
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Employee Assistance Programs (EAP) |
Employer-sponsored programs that deliver a vairiety of health-related and personal servcies, which are provided by licensed professionals or organizations and offer employees a high degree of confidentiality. |
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Control of Hazarous Energy Standard |
OSHA standard that requires action so equipment cannot be activated (lockout) and signs or labels (tagout) are attached to dangerous quipment atha should not be activated. |
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Business continuity planning |
Management process that identifies potential threats and impacts to an organization and provides a framework for ensuring that it is able to withstand disruption, interruption or loss of normal business functions/operations. |
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Biometric verification |
Use of an individuals physical characteristics such as fingerprints and voice patters to allow access to computers databases. |
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Multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) |
Form of tuberculosis that is resistanct to current drug therapy. |
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Job burnout |
Depletion of physical/mental resources caused by excessive striving to reach an unrealistic work-related goal. |
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Fetal protection policies |
Attemts to protect the fetus from workplace hazards |
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Counseling |
Form of intervention in which the emphasis is on the cause of a problem rather than on job performance |
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Constructive confrontation |
Intervention strategy that focuses on job performance |
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Building-related illness |
Situation in which buildin occupants experience acute health and comfort effects that can be attributed directly to airborne building contaminants |
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Disaster recover plan |
Guidelines and procedures to be used by an organization for the recovery of business operations whenlost due to disasters such as earthquakes, fies, tornadoes, floods, hurricanes, terrorism, or epidemics. |
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Health |
State of well-being, free of illness or disease |
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Hazard |
Potential for harm, often associated with a condition or activity that, if left uncontrolled, can result in injury or illness. |
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Epidemiology |
Brand of medicine that investigates the causes and control of fiseases in a population |
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Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) |
Must be provided bmanufacturers for every hazardous substance;employers must evaluate chemicals and inform employees of hazardous properties |
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Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) |
Virus that may lead to the developement of the acquired immune deficiency syndrome AIDS |
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Accident |
Undesired event that results in physical harm to a person or damage to property |
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Corporate Espionage |
Act of spying or using spies to obtain secret or confidential infromation about a business competitor for commercial purposes |
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Computer vision syndrome (CVS) |
Vision problems such as headaches and blurred vision that are associated with video display terminals |
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Professional liability insurance |
Insurance that protects directors, officers, employees and organizations against clais of negligence in the performance of professional services |
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Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) |
Caused by the human immunodeficiency virus, which kills or damages cells of the body's immune system by progressiely destroying the bodys ability to fight infrctiosn and certain cancers. |
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Mine Safety and Health Act |
Established mandatory safety and health standards for underground and surface mines |
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Independent medical exam |
Legal term referring to anexamination and assessment of an injured employee performed by an appropriately qualified, impartial doctor for the purpose of determining fitness for duty. |
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Hazard Communication Standard (Employee Right-to-Know Law) |
OSHA standard that requires labeling, Material Safety Data sheets, training, orientation for new and transferred employees, and hazard communication programs to inform employees of hazardous chemicals in the workplace. |
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Ergonomics |
Design of the work environment to address the physical demands experienced by employees |
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Drug-Free Workplace Act |
Requires federal contractors with contracts of $100,000 or more as well as recipients of grants from federal government to certify they are maintaining a drug-free workplace. |
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Corporate sabotage |
Act of deliberately hampering, subverting, or otherwise hurting the efforts of another organization |
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Confined Space Entry standard |
OSHA standard designed to protect workers in confined spaces from hazardous atmospheres, entrapment, or engulfment by liquids or small particles. |
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Vulnerabilities |
Security risk factors |
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Tuberculosis (TB) |
Airborne contagious disease caused by a bacterial infection |
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Stress |
Mental and physical condition that results from a real or perceived threat and the inability to remove it or cope with it |
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Serious Violation |
Violation of an OSHA standard that is likely to cause death or serious injury on the job. |
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what applicants can be polygraphed?
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alarm reaction
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the first stage of stress in which the body prepares for a fight or flight response by activating the endocrine system |
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biofeedback
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the use of electronic monitoring equipment to measure internal body functions of which individuals are normally unaware, such as blood pressure and muscle tension. Being able to observe these functions help individuals to control them |
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CCTV
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a system of cameras and monitors that allow a security officer to observe the monitors in one location and know what is happening in many sensitive areas |
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what are the necessary conditions for administering a polygraph exam?
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direct threat
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a disease or physical condition that poses a significant risk of substantial harm to the health or safety of the individual or others, such as a highly contagious disease among job holders who work in food preparation. The ADA does not protect people who pose a direct threat unless reasonable accommodations can be made to reduce the threat |
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distress |
unpleasant or disease-producing stress that is destructive to physical and mental well-being |
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eustress |
pleasant or curative stress that contributes to interest, enthusiasm, or a zest for living |
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fetal protection policy |
refusing to hire or insisting on transferring a pregnant or fertile woman who would be unavoidably exposed to substances creating a reproductive hazard. The Supreme Court ruled that "fetal protection policies" are a form of sex discrimination in spite of the risks |
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firewall
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a system of computer components between two networks that checks an controls the transfer of information between the networks |
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fraud determinants |
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FSGO
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makes companies criminally responsible for internal fraud an in extreme cases could force the dissolution of a company. penalties can be reduced by effective anti-fraud programs |
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imminent danger
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any condition where a high probability exists that an accident may occur that will result in the death or serious physical harm |
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incidence rate |
N= number of injuries, illness or lost workdays EH= total hours worked by all employees during the calendar year 200,000= 100 employees x t0 weeks x 40 hours |
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intermittent explosive disorders
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an explosive outburst of angry emotion when a person is out of control and likely to injure someone or damage something |
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internal financial procedures limits
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limits on the dollar amounts that various employees are allowed to spend without further authorizations |
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inventory shrinkage
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amount of inventory stores actually have relative to what they should have based on how much merchandise they have bought and what has been sold. inventory shrinkage measures a store's losses - mostly through employee theft |
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musculoskeletal disorder
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injuries and disorders such as carpel tunnel syndrome, tendinitis, and sciatica, that are caused from overexertion and repetitive motion |
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neurological disorders
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chemical imbalances that influence a person's neurological functioning and may contribute to a loss of emotional control and violence |
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no-adverse-effect level
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the highest does of a material or exposure to it that causes no ill effect |
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non-serious violations |
direct relationship to safety or health, but unlikely to cause serious physical harm |
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obsessive disorders |
a disorder that occurs when people allow their romantic fantasies to go unchecked and become irrational desires. this condition may become violent when the person is rejected |
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OSHA |
the federal agency that enforces the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 |
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paranoia |
an irrational fear held by people who think others are out to harm or destroy them |
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patents |
a legal document obtained from the Office of Patents and Trademarks that protects th inventions and ideas of an inventor for a period of 17 years |
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recordable cases
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cases in which there was an occupational injury or illness, including death, but no including first-aid cases consisting of one-time treatment and subsequent observation of minor scratches, cuts, bumps, or splinters |
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serious violation |
substantial probability of death or serious physical harm and employer knew or should have known of the hazard |
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signal detection theory
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Strategic Partnership Programs
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voluntary long-term agreements forming cooperative relationships between OSHA ad groups of employers, employees, union representatives, and other stakeholders to improve safety by eliminating serious hazards and creating safe working procedures
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toxicity threshold
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the lowest dose level at which toxic effects can be demonstrated
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toxicology
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the study of poisonous materials and the exposure thresholds of each |
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voluntary protection programs |
programs where management, labor, and OSHA establish cooperative relationships at a workplace. management agrees to meet an established set of criteria, and the employees agree to cooperate with management to assure a safe and healthful workplace. OSHA removes the company from its list of scheduled inspections. |
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vulnerability analysis
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assets are and the potential threats to these assets |
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which occupational injuries must be reported to OSHA?
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one or more lost workdays restriction of work or motion loss of consciousness transfer to another job medical treatment other than first aid |
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who is not covered by OSHA?
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workers compensation
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provides income continuation and reimbursement of accident expenses for employees who are injured on the job regardless of who was responsible for the accident |
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workplace violence
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any act taken by an employee that undermines the purpose for which an enterprise exists, including graffiti scrawling, harassment, and practical jokes, as well as violent homicides |