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research and special programs administration

glossary / RESEARCH AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION

Research and Special Programs Administration. A unit in the U.S. Department of Transportation responsible for conducting research and engaging in special programs through several offices, including the Office of Hazardous Materials Safety, the Office of Pipeline Safety, the Transportation Systems Center, the Office of Emergency Transportation, the Office of Program Management and Administration, and the […]

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right to know act

glossary / RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT

right-to-know act. A federal or state statute requiring businesses (such as chemical manufacturers) that produce hazardous substances to disclose information about the substances both to the community where they are produced or stored and to employees who handle them. — Also termed right-to-know statute. [Cases: Environmental Law 415.]

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foenus nauticum

glossary / FOENUS NAUTICUM

foenus nauticum (fee-n[schwa]s naw-t[schwa]-k[schwa]m). [Latin] Civil law. Nautical or maritime interest; esp., an extraordinary rate of interest charged to underwrite a hazardous voyage. — Also termed usura maritima. See NAUTICUM FENUS.

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codex gregorianus

glossary / CODEX GREGORIANUS

Codex Gregorianus (koh-deks gri-gor-ee-ay-n[schwa]s). [Latin] Roman law. A collection of imperial con-stitutions compiled by the Roman jurist Gregorius and published in A.D. 291. — Also termed Gregorian Code. “The imperial enactments, rapidly increasing in number, covering, at hazard, the whole range of law, and, by reason of difficulties of communication and imperfect methods of promulgation,

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trap

glossary / TRAP

trap, n. 1. A device for capturing living creatures, such as a pitfall, snare, or machine that shuts suddenly. mantrap. A booby-trap; esp., a device to catch a trespasser or burglar. • A mantrap is not illegal if it is designed merely to sound an alarm and not cause bodily harm. Illegal mantraps include manufactured

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national priorities list

glossary / NATIONAL PRIORITIES LIST

National Priorities List. Environmental law. The Environmental Protection Agency’s list of the most serious uncontrolled or abandoned hazardous-waste sites that are identified for possible long-term remediation as Superfund sites. 40 CFR § 35.6015. — Abbr. NPL. [Cases: Environmental Law 436.]

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intervention duty

glossary / INTERVENTION DUTY

intervention duty. Maritime law. A shipowner’s obligation to remedy hazardous working conditions for longshore workers, even though the shipowner did not create the condition, when the shipowner knows of a nonobvious condition arising in an area that cannot be avoided by the longshore workers in performing their duties. Cf. ACTIVE-OPERATIONS DUTY; TURNOVER DUTY. [Cases: Shipping

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dangerous

glossary / DANGEROUS

dangerous, adj. 1. (Of a condition, situation, etc.) perilous; hazardous; unsafe (a dangerous intersection). 2. (Of a person, an object, etc.) likely to cause serious bodily harm (a dangerous weapon) (a dangerous criminal). imminently dangerous. (Of a person, behavior, activity, or thing) reasonably certain to place life and limb in peril. • This term is

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warning

glossary / WARNING

warning. The pointing out of a danger, esp. to one who would not otherwise be aware of it. • State and federal laws (such as 21 USCA § 825) require warning labels to be placed on potentially dangerous materials, such as drugs and equipment. [Cases: Products Liability 14. C.J.S. Products Liability §§ 25–29.] adequate warning.

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