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net rate
This is the amount you pay per $100 of assessable earnings.
It includes your base rate and your experience rating discount or surcharge
(if applicable). Your net rate is expressed as a percentage. For example, if
your net rate were 1.61 percent, you would pay $1.61 for every $100 of assessable
earnings.
neuropsychologist
With graduate training (usually a doctorate) in the biological
basis of human behaviour, neuropsychologists provide psychological testing,
diagnosis and behavioral treatments.
no decompression limit
In accordance with the diving table in use for the depth and
duration of the dive, no decompression stop is required.
no significant hazard of rollover
An area in which there are no grades exceeding 10%, no operating
areas with open edges, no open ramps, loading docks, ditches or other similar
hazards which might cause a rollover.
noise
Sound energy in the workplace.
normal production
Work that is routine, repetitive, and integral to the normal
use of machinery or equipment for production.
nurse advisor
Registered nurses with license to practice in the province of B.C. and additional experience in occupational health or community health nursing. The nurse advisor is part of the claims management team and a liaison with employers, physicians and injured workers to facilitate timely safe return to work, reviewing home support and treatment extension requests, and promoting comprehensive disability management at the worksite.
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