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Dictionaries

English-Spanish & Spanish-English

Communication is key when establishing a successful safety and health culture in the workplace. The following is a compilation of available dictionaries to aid SH&E professionals, employers and employees in communicating with their Hispanic workforce.

Publications

View new and archived practice specialty, branch and common interest group publications in Members Only under Resources.

OSHA Spanish E-newsletters

Other Training Resources

Safety Professionals and the Latino Workforce (SPALW)

Membership in Safety Professionals & the Latino Workforce (SPALW) is open to all ASSE members.

SPALW Objectives

  • To provide an arena for safety professionals who have a common interest to discuss, research, develop and implement new suggestions, ideas and recommendations for issues related to the Latino workforce
  • To offer important and valuable networking experience whereby individuals interested in safety efforts for the Latino workforce can support each other
  • To share and learn from one another using ASSE resources
  • To provide one-on-one support through a mentoring program in both English and Spanish
  • To embraceour nation's richness and ethnic diversity and to address issues of safety and cultural diversity, language, customs and traditions among different ethnic groups
  • To minimize and control accidents and fatalities

Background
While workplace accidents nationwide are slowly decreasing, accidents among the Latino workforce are on the rise. Reasons for this increase include:

  • Misunderstanding of the cultural gap
  • Communication barriers
  • Inappropriate safety training for the Latino workforce

Meetings
SPALW meets annually at ASSE’s Professional Development Conference. These meetings are open to all who attend the Professional Development Conference. SPALW also meets monthly via teleconference (contact the current Chair for details).

Contact
Chair: Oscar Paredes
Vice Chair: Mark Hernandez

Member Spotlight

Pandemic Flu Resources

Pandemic Flu Posters (Spanish)

Spanish Health Authority Resources (Spanish)

QuickCards
How to Protect Yourself in the Workplace during a Pandemic (OSHA Publication 3365) (May 2009)

Protect Yourself—Pandemic Influenza: Respiratory Protection (OSHA Publication 3366) (May 2009)

Fact Sheets
What Employers Can Do to Protect Workers from Pandemic Influenza (May 2009)

Healthcare Workplaces Classified as Very High or High Exposure Risk for Pandemic Influenza (May 2009)

Respiratory Infection Control: Respirators Versus Surgical Masks (May 2009)

Pandemic Influenza Preparedness & Response Guidance for Healthcare Workers & Healthcare Employers

Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for an Influenza Pandemic

To contribute to the SPALW professional education grant, donate now and note "SPALW grant" in the "Other" field.

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Articles

English
Spanish

SPALW Meeting Minutes

SPALW / OSHA Products

The OSHA and ASSE Alliance uses its collective expertise to help advance a culture of prevention while sharing best practices and technical knowledge, especially in the areas of ergonomics and reducing musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) and motor vehicle safety. In addition, the OSHA and ASSE Alliance addresses issues that impact non-English speakers and youth employees in the workplace and promotes the annual North American Occupational Safety and Health Week.

To address the issues affecting the Latino workforce, SPALW is working collaboratively with OSHA to develop new training materials and to translate into Spanish and/or review already-translated materials for accuracy. The training products are listed below:

Presentations