Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health Law and Legal Definition
Immediately dangerous to life or health refer to conditions that pose an immediate threat to life or health or conditions that bring in an immediate threat of severe exposure to contaminants, such as radioactive materials, which are likely to have adverse cumulative or delayed effects on health.
It can also refer to any immediate or delayed life threatening working condition. It can also include any condition that causes irreversible adverse health effects,interferes with the worker's ability to come out of a confined space in case of injury or severe illness.