about our growing hispanic workforce?. workers were classified as hispanic if they are of mexican,...

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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“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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This grant is funded by the Department of Labor and Industries and the Safety and Health Investments Project (SHIP).

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).