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Workplace Injury Legal Glossary
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Tabulated data: Tables and charts approved
by a registered professional engineer and used to design and construct a
protective system
Tag: To identify electric equipment by
class, group and the temperature range for which it is approved.
Tag Out: A method of identifying and
alerting persons to the fact that specific circuits or equipment have been
de-energized or put out of service and should not be touched or have their
positions changed.
TDG - Transportation of Dangerous Good:
Regulations established to cover transporting hazardous materials.
Temporary disability: Payments received if
you lose wages because your injury prevents you from doing your usual job while
recovering.
Temporary partial disability benefits:
Payments you receive if you can do some work while recovering, but you will earn
less in wages.
Temporary total disability benefits:
Payments you get if you cannot work at all while recovering physician.
Trial: The examination of facts and law
presided over by a judge with authority to hear the matter.
Toeboard: A low protective barrier that
will prevent the fall of materials and equipment to lower levels and provide
protection from falls for personnel.
Trench (Trench excavation): A narrow
excavation (in relation to its length) made below the surface of the ground. In
general, the depth is greater than the width, but the width of a trench
(measured at the bottom) is not greater than 15 feet (4.6 m).
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