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Outer Continental Shelf

Term · Insurance and risk management · MLC-T-INS-002450

The submerged lands extending seaward from the outer limit of the U.S. states' jurisdiction to the outer limit of the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone. Workers injured while engaged in operations on the Outer Continental Shelf are typically covered under federal laws like the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) or the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act. This area is distinct from state territorial waters.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-INS-002450
FieldInsurance and risk management
SubjectWorkers Compensation
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-INS-002450",
  "term": "Outer Continental Shelf",
  "field": "Insurance and risk management",
  "definition": "The submerged lands extending seaward from the outer limit of the U.S. states' jurisdiction to the outer limit of the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone. Workers injured while engaged in operations on the Outer Continental Shelf are typically covered under federal laws like the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) or the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act. This area is distinct from state territorial waters.",
  "subject": "Workers Compensation",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/insurance/outer-continental-shelf/"
}

Record 2,448 of 3,708 in Insurance and risk management terminology (MLC-0106). Request the full dataset.