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A glossary of terms commonly used on WorkSafeBC.com.
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label
Includes a mark, sign, device, stamp, seal, sticker, ticket,
tag or wrapper.
landing
The area where the yarder or loader is placed, and logs are
yarded or skidded for sorting and preparing for transport.
lanyard
A flexible line of webbing, or synthetic or wire rope, that
is used to secure a safety belt or full body harness to a lifeline or anchor.
lifejacket
A device that, when worn correctly, provides a specified buoyancy
that will turn the wearer face-up on entering the water, and will keep the wearer
in this position.
lifeline
A rope of 16 mm (5/8 in) diameter, of polypropylene or other
synthetic fibre of at least equal strength, which is secured to the diver and
to a permanent fixture at the surface.
lifeline
A synthetic or wire rope, rigged from one or more anchors,
to which a worker's lanyard or other part of a personal fall protection system
is attached.
lift tree
A tree rigged to support running lines.
light duty
Intended to support workers, their personal hand tools and
material for immediate use only.
live boating
The support of a surface supplied diver from a vessel under
way.
local lighting
A light fixture or array of fixtures that provides illumination
over a small area such as a service counter in a warehouse, without providing
any significant general lighting in the surrounding area.
lock-out submersible (Or Los)
A self-propelled submersible fitted with a submersible compression
chamber from which a diving operation can be carried out and that has a separate
one atmosphere chamber from which the submersible is operated.
lockout
The use of a lock or locks to render machinery or equipment
inoperable or to isolate an energy source in accordance with a written procedure.
low hazard atmosphere
An atmosphere which is shown by pre-entry testing or otherwise
known to contain clean respirable air immediately prior to entry to a confined
space and which is not likely to change during the work activity, as determined
by a qualified person after consideration of the design, construction and use
of the confined space, the work activities to be performed, and all engineering
controls required by this Regulation.
low risk work activity
Work activity in proximity to friable asbestos-containing
material, where the material is not disturbed and there is no significant release
of asbestos fibre.
low voltage
A potential difference (voltage) from 31 to 750 volts inclusive,
between conductors or between a conductor and ground.
lower explosive limit
The minimum concentration of combustible gas or vapour in
air, expressed as a percentage by volume, that will ignite if a source of ignition
is present.
luminance
The amount of light reflected by a surface at a given angle.
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