FERS Information. Congress created the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) in 1986, and it became effective on January 1, 1987. Since that time, new Federal civilian employees who have retirement coverage are covered by FERS. FERS is a retirement plan that provides benefits from three different sources: a Basic Benefit Plan, Social Security and the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP).
The maximal volume of air (about 1000 mL) that can be expelled from the lungs after a normal expiration. Synonym(s): reserve air, supplemental air.(ERV) (eks-pÄ«'rÄ-tÅr-Ä rÄ-zÄrv' vol'yÅ«m).he maximal volume of air (about 1000 mL) that can be expelled from the lungs after a normal expiration. Synonym(s): reserve air, supplemental air. (ERV) (eks-pÄ«'rÄ-tÅr-Ä rÄ-zÄrv' vol'yÅ«m).
Other terms include the following: 1  Tidal Volume: Tidal Volume is the amount of air that has expanded the lungs. On ventilators, this is typically used as a setting to determine what volume a patient will receive in volume modes. 2  Vte: Vte stands for Exhaled Tidal Volume and is the volume of air that is exhaled.