Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
National Transportation Safety Board
An independent government agency that investigates some transportation accidents, conducts safety studies, hears and rules on licensing appeals, and proposes safety guidelines and improved safety standards for the transportation industry. 49 USCA §§ 1101-1155. - Abbr. NTSB.
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970.
A 1970 federal statute that requires employers to (1) keep the workplace free from recognized hazards that cause or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees, and (2) comply with standards promulgated by the Secretary of Labor. - Abbr. OSHA (oh-shay.) "Although OSHA has been one of the most controversial pieces of protective legislation ever enacted, Congress has not passed any substantive amendments to the Act. There have been, however, some limitations on OSHA enforcement activity attached to appropriations bills. In addition, OSHA has been affected by newer laws such as the Criminal Fine Enforcement Act, the Equal Access to Justice Act, and the Surface Transportation Assistance Act .... The Act covers employment in every state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and all American territories, an estimated 5 million workplaces and 75 mullion employees." Mark A. Rothstein, Occupational Safety and Health Law 7 (1990).
Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
A federal agency that establishes and enforces health and safety standards in various industries. ( This agency, created in 1970 as part of the Labor Department, routinely conducts inspections of businesses and issues citations for noncompliance with its standards. -Abbr. OSHA.
Safe
adj. Not exposed to danger; not causing danger < driving at a safe limit of speed>. safe-berth clause See SAFE-PORT CLAUSE.
Safekeeping
Under the Securities Investors Protection Act, the holding of a security on behalf of the investor or broker that has paid for it. 15 USCA § 78111(2).
Safety Appliance Act
A federal law regulating the safety of equipment used by railroads in interstate commerce. 49 USCA §§ 20301 et seq.
harbor, safe.
See SAFE HARBOR.
iron-safe clause
A provision in a fire-insurance policy requiring the insured to preserve the books and inventory records of a business in a fireproof safe.
letters of safe conduct
Hist. Formal written permission from the English sovereign to a citizen of a nation at war with England, permitting that person to travel and ship goods, to England or on the high seas, without risk of seizure. ( Passports or licenses from foreign ambassadors now may serve the same purpose. See SAFE CONDUCT.
offense against the public health, safety, comfort, and morals
A crime traditionally viewed as endangering the whole of society. ( The common-law offenses of this type were nuisance, bigamy, adultery, fornication, lewdness, illicit cohabitation, incest, miscegenation, sodomy, bestiality, buggery, abortion, and seduction.
offense against the public health, safety, comfort, and morals.
See OFFENSE (1). offense against the public peace. See OFFENSE (1).
public safety
The welfare and protection of the general public, usu. expressed as a governmental responsibility <Department of Public Safety.
safe harbor
1. An area or means of protection. 2. A provision (as in a statute or regulation) that affords protection from liability or penalty. ( SEC regulations, for example, provide a safe harbor for an issuer's business forecasts that are made in good faith.
safe workplace
A place of employment in which all dangers that should reasonably be removed have been removed; a place of employment that is reasonably safe given the nature of the work performed. See OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION.
safe-conduct
Int'Z law. 1. A privilege granted by a belligerent allowing an enemy, a neutral, or some other person to travel within or through a designated area for a specified purpose. 2. A document conveying this privilege. "Safe-conduct .... The grantee is inviolable so long as he complies with the conditions imposed on him or necessitated by the circumstances of the case. Unless stated, a safe-conduct does not cover goods or luggage. They may be given also for ships and for goods. To be effective under international law the grant must have been arranged between belligerents." David M. Walker, The Oxford Companion to Law 1098 (1980).
safe-deposit box
A lockbox stored in a bank's vault to secure a customer's valuables. 0 It usu. takes two keys (one held by the bank and one held by the customer) to open the box. - Often shortened to deposit box. - Also termed safetydeposit box.
safe-deposit company
See DEPOSITARY (1).
safe-port clause
A clause in a voyage or time charter expressly providing that the ship must go to a safe port nominated or ordered by the charterer. ( The ship can refuse an order to proceed to an unsafe port; compliance with the order exposes the charterer to liability for damage to the vessel resulting from entering an unsafe port. - Also termed safe-berth clause.
safety engineering
The inspection and study of potentially dangerous conditions, usu. in an industrial environment, so that precautionary measures can be taken.
safety-deposit box
See SAFE-DEPOSIT BOX.
willful indifference to the safety of others
See WILLFUL AND WANTON MISCONDUCT.