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About our growing Hispanic workforc
e?
Workers were classified as Hispanic if they are ofMexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, of Central or South American descent, Spain, or of other Spanish culture or origin.
Continuing Hispanic Immigration
650,000 2010761,000 2015871,000 2020Foreign born 5-1 Hispanic vs
European, Korean, Russian, African nations
57% birthplace is Mexico 27% Latin America
Congressional Budget Office, U.S. Census Bureau
Rapid growth
New workers About 2.3 million construction workers were
born in foreign countries out of more than 8 million
Highest number of foreign born outside of agriculture
84% of foreign born Hispanic workers report that Spanish is the language spoken at home
Disproportionate riskDistinct challenges
Center to Protect Workers Rights
Injury rates
US Statistics show injury and fatality rates as much as 40 % higher for foreign born workers
OSHA's statistics show that one fourth of the
fatalities the agency investigates are related to language or cultural barriers.
Distinct Challenges
Language barriersCultural barriersSocial norms – values and customsMisunderstandingsTrainingLiteracyTrust (relationship) fear of reprisal
Language Barriers
Unknown termsLack of language skills to communicateImproper words make confusion
Tools
Cultural Barriers
Hispanic culture. . . (They) don’t understand the system of unemployment, as an example, or any kind of disability income, so always need to be working”
Cultural Barriers If you tell an American (Caucasian) worker that
he could get sick and die if he doesn't wear a respirator, you will motivate him [to wear one]. With Hispanic workers (whose culture places a high importance on "family"), you need to say, “If you fail to
wear this respirator, you could get sick and be unable to provide for your family.' "
“The most important reasons to protect yourself at work,
isn’t work at all!”
Cultural Differences Attitude Hard workers – don’t complainTo timid to ask questionsTo timid to make suggestionsPride in quality not necessarily piece work mentality
Tolerant vs contentiousRespectful vs challenging
Social NormsNorms shape immigrants’ relationships to
their work, fellow workers, employers, unions, health and safety personnel and definitely government’s roles.
Different perceptions ofhazards, [ injury and illness risk is inherent ]
Religious vs. materialistic
Literacy
Might not be literate enough to read even bi-lingual or translated materials
Can’t read safety signs Can’t read job posters on worker rights
Training
Safety rules – workers from countries where safety practices are not often taught nor emphasized
Perhaps not regulated or enforcedNot familiar with certain tools, procedures,
equipment or machineryUse visual demonstrations for comprehension
Trust If they complain, they will be fired, because
someone is right behind them in line for a job
Won’t report accidents or injuries for fear of reprisal or being let go
If they file for workers’ compensationthey will be asked for their paperwork, so workers don’t report injuries
Language barriersCultural barriersSocial norms – values and customsMisunderstandingsTrainingLiteracyTrust (relationship) Fear of reprisal
Diversity within your workforce can be harnessed to your advantage, with a stronger safety process, and a more unified workforce to show for it. DO YOU KNOW WHY?
Understanding Hispanic behaviors is a tool in your belt, when it comes to communication.
Safety goals can be an enormously unifying experience for employees, …especially those who have little else in common in terms of their backgrounds and shared cultural ties, values and beliefs, and how these affect their work style.
“If managers learn key construction and safety related phrases in Spanish… you don’t have to be fluent, just being able to say please put on your hard hat and safety glasses, can do wonders for morale and loyalty, and production”!
Understanding TranslationsCognates:
physical –fi-si-coelectrical –e-lec-tri-comechanical – me-ca-ni-
cochemical –qui-mi-co
Spelling: h is silent
j is like h in horsesingle to plural:
el to los (male)la to las (female) tion is cion * excavacionconstruccion demolicion
Similarities Differencesaccidents – ac-ci-den-
tes human – hu-ma-no air –aireconcrete – con-cre-tocylinder – ci-lin-droperson – per-so-na double – do-bleemployee – em-ple-a-doasbestos – as-bes-tos
vowels: short and pure compared to English
a = like in ah i = ee in beetu = oo in lootn = like ni (try senior)e = like in decko = like in coldy = like the ea in eat
Yes NoHello
GoodbyeGood morningGood afternoonGood eveningHow are you?Please Thank
youYour WelcomeDo you speak
English?
Si NoHola AdiosBuenos dias (til noon)Buenas tardes (til
sunset)Buenas noches (after
dark)
Como esta?Por favor
GraciasDe nadaHabla Ingles?
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Ingles a Espanolresistance - re-sis-ten-ciaaluminum – a-lu-mi-niooxygen – o-xi-ge-nosolid – du-ro, fir-me limited – li-mi-ta-do
confined – con-fi-na-do distance – dis-tan-cia
Personal Protective EquipmentE-quip-o de Pro-tec-ci-on Per-son-al
motor vehicleve-hi-cu-lo de mo-tor
oxygen deficientde-fi-ci-ente en ox-i-ge-no
qualified personper-son-a ca-pa-ci-ta-da
Keep your eyes open!!!struck by – im-pac-ta-dowarning - pre –cau-cion air compressor - com-pres-sor de aire
confined space – es-pa-cio res-trin-gidoor espacio– li-mi-ta-door espacio– con-fi-na-do
competent person- per-so-na com-pe-ten-te
Last chance to soak in … safety glasses – len-tes de se-gu-ri-dad air borne – par-ti-cu-la sus-pen-di-da en el aire respirator – mas-ca-ra res-pi-ra-do-ra load – car-ga
loader – car-ga-do-ra me-ca-ni-ca
non conductive – no es con-du-ci-ble
Your turn now!co-nos de se-gu-ri-dad (safety cones)
me-dio-cre co-mu-ni-ca-cion (poor communication) o-pe-ra-cion de en-sam-ble (assembly
operation)
e-qui-po de se-gu-ri-dad (safety equipment)
len-tes de se-gu-ri-dad (safety glasses)bo-la de de-mo-li-cion (demolition ball)
per-so-na des-ig-na-da (designated person)
ex-ten-sion e-lec-tri-ca (extension cord)
per-mi-so re-que-ri-do (permission required)
mas-ca-ra res-pi-ra-do-ra (respirator
mask)
bor-de ex-pues-to (leading edge)a-vi-so de se-gu-ri-dad(safety signs)
res-pi-ra-dor con mas-ca-ri-lla pu-ri-fi-ca-dor de aire (air purified respirator)
Ins-ti-tu-to Na-cio-nal A-mer-i-ca-no de Nor-mas (National Institute of Standards)
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This grant is funded by the Department of Labor and Industries and the Safety and Health Investments Project (SHIP).
“El Chapp”
Heat/Ca-lor
HousekeepingMan-ten-i-mi-en-to
de la lim-pi-ez-a
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Excavation and Trenching Exc-ava-cion-es y Zan-jas
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Housekeeping Man-ten-i-mi-en-to
de la lim-pi-ez-a
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Ladder Safety Se-gu-ri-dad con la es-ca-le-ra
Georgia Tech Safety and Health Consultation ProgramHoyos
Fall Hazards Ries-go de Ca-i-da
Fall HazardsRies-go de Ca-i-da
Fall Hazards/ Stairs Ries-go de Ca-i-da
Es-ca-le-ra
Electrical E-lec-tri-co
Fall HazardsRies-go de Ca-i-da
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Concrete/ Con-cre-to
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Man-ten-i-mi-en-to de la lim-pi-ez-a /
An-da-mio
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Housekeeping/ Ladders
Es-ca-le-ra
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Electrical/ E-lec-tri-co
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Excavation & TrenchingExc-ava-cion y zan-jas
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Ladders/ Es-ca-le-ra
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Housekeeping/ Man-ten-i-mien-to de la lim-pi-ez-a
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Scaffolds/PPE An-da-mio/PPE
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PPE E-qui-po de
Pro-tec-cion Per-so-nal
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Vehicles & Equipment Veh-i-cu-los & Ma-qui-na-ria
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Fall ProtectionRies-go de Ca-i-da
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Concrete/ Con-cre-to
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Concrete/ PPE Con-cre-to/ PPE
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First Aid Pri-me-ros Auxi-lios
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First Aid Pri-me-ros Auxi-lios
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Housekeeping/ Fire SafetySe-gu-ri-dad de in-cen-dios
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Scaffolds An-da-mi-os
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Veh-i-cu-los & Ma-qui-na-ria
The SMART Association trusts that this booklet will assist in safety on your site
thank you
Funding and support for this project has been provided by the State of Washington, Department of Labor and Industries, Safety and Health Investment Projects.
Grant # 20009XC0019ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
WE SPEAK SAFETY NOSOTROS HABLAMOS SEGUIRIDAD“El Chapp”
DisclaimerIt s not the intent of this training to
provide a compliance based course. It is the intent to provide communication opportunities to increase awareness and reduce exposures to hazardous situations workers may be exposed to. The authors have not attempted to tackle all safety and health risks on a construction site. This grant is funded by the Department of Labor and Industries and the Safety and Health Investments
Project (SHIP).