Your Free Online Legal Dictionary • Featuring Black’s Law Dictionary, 2nd Ed.

Category: H

HAZARD COMMUNICATION STANDARD

The OSHA rules that chemical manufacturers and importers uses to assess hazard of their product. It is shared with employees and customers through the MSDS.

HEALTH SAVINGS ACT

Insurance for parties that need coverage that are not covered by a traditional health plan.

HEAVY INDUSTRY

1. auto, mining, petroleum, and steel industries that need a large investment in machinery and big plants. 2. the section of economy that are in need of a lot of capital and

HEISENBERG EFFECT

The idea that the act of being a player can change the game. Answers are given based on what the interviewer wants to hear. Refer to observer inseperability. It is named after

HERMENEUTIC CIRCLE

The idea that understanding or interpretation that no description is free form the observers experience or ideas about thier values.

HIDDEN VALUES

An instrument a company keeps but doesn’t show on the balance sheet.

HIGH SPEED STEELS

The low carbon steels that are hard during the machining operations. It has 5% chromium or 10-20% tungsten. It can also have cobalt and vanadium. It is used for dies, bits, and

HIT RATE

The sale in a percent of calls or visits and enquiries recieved. AKA batting average or conversion rate.

HOLDINGS

1. shares in a portfolio for a party. It can also be a holding. 2. a print publication in a library. It can be a volume, issue, or document.

HOMEOWNERS PROTECTION ACT OF 1998

A federal law that protects homeowners from practices and mortgage industry.The homeowners pay for the PMI after the coverage is needed. The rights are disclosed. AKA PMI cancellation act.

HORIZONTAL DIVERSIFICATION

Diversifying a firm to get new products that are different than their usual wares. It gets a different type of customers interested.

HOSPITAL CONFINEMENT RIDER

An optional rider in a disability policy. The normal elimination period is insured is admitted as an inpatient.

HOT SWAPPABLE

A computer component that can be removed without shutting down the system. AKA hot pluggable.

HALLIBURTON

An oil and gas company from the US that drills, and produces crude oil. It has global branches and has been in business since 1919. It is the parent company of KBR.

HANDS-ON

Any job experience or training that is direct or on the job.

HARD LANDING

A move from expansion to recession due to a restrictive monetary policy.

HARMONIC MEAN

The mean of positive variables. It divides the observations and the reciprocal of each number.

H-BEAM

A hot rolled steel beam.It has a h shaped cross section used in piling and retaining walls.

Topic Archives:

Disclaimer

This site contains general legal information but does not constitute professional legal advice for your particular situation. The Law Dictionary is not a law firm, and this page does not create an attorney-client or legal adviser relationship. If you have specific questions, please consult a qualified attorney licensed in your jurisdiction.