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Glossary of
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Faces:
The vertical or inclined earth surfaces formed as a result of
excavation work.
Failure:
The breakage, displacement, or permanent deformation of a
structural member or connection so as to reduce its structural
integrity and its supportive capabilities.
Fabricated frame scaffold:
A scaffold consisting of platforms supported on fabricated end
frames with integral posts, horizontal bearers, and
intermediate members.
Failure:
Load refusal, breakage, or separation of component parts. Load
refusal is the point where the ultimate strength is exceeded.
Family and Medical Leave
Act (FMLA): A federal
law that provides certain employees with serious health
problems or those who need to care for a child or other family
member with up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave per
year. It also requires that group health benefits be
maintained
Fatal accident
is an accident that results in one or more deaths within one
year.
Fault:
An insulation failure that exposes electrified conductors,
causing current to leak and possibly resulting in electric
shock.
Free fall:
The act of falling before a personal fall arrest system begins
to apply force to arrest the fall.
Free fall distance:
The vertical displacement between onset of the fall and just
before the fall arrest system begins to apply force to arrest
the fall. This distance excludes deceleration distance, and
lifeline/lanyard elongation, but includes any deceleration
device slide distance or self-retracting lifeline/lanyard
extension before they operate and fall arrest forces occur.
Filing:
Sending or delivering a document to an employer or a
government agency as part of a legal process. The date of
filing is the date the document is received.
Final order:
A decision or award made by a workers' compensation judge.
Findings & award:
A written decision by a judge about a case. This decision is
final unless an appeal is filed.
Fraud:
Any knowingly false statement made for the purpose of
obtaining workers' compensation benefits.
Formwork:
The total system of support for freshly placed or partially
cured concrete, including the mold or sheeting (form) that is
in contact with the concrete as well as all supporting members
including shores, re-shores, hardware, braces, and related
hardware.
Fuse:
A protective device which allows a piece of metal to become
part of a circuit. The metal melts under heat created by
excessive current, thereby interrupting the circuit and
preventing the flow of electricity from exceeding the
circuit's current-carrying capacity.
Future medical:
On-going right to medical treatment for a work-related injury
Follow-Up:
The term used to indicate an action (usually corrective
action) that is supposed to take place after some kind of
occurrence and based on an accident or incident report.
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