Safety Professionals and the Latino Workforce (SPALW)
Membership in Safety Professionals and the Latino Workforce (SPALW) is open to all ASSE members. We look forward to your participation!
- To provide an arena for safety directors, managers, supervisors, consultants and others who have a common interest in this subject 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 through existing and new strategies
- To create an avenue and welcomed environment for individuals who have just entered the safety profession or who have existing safety responsibilities
- To share and learn from one another using ASSE safety, health and environmental (SH&E) resources
- To provide an environment and opportunity for one-on-one support through the development of a mentoring program in both English and Spanish
- To lead by example in acknowledging our 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 annual meetings are open to ASSE members and non-members who attend the Professional Development Conference.
Join
To join SPALW, contact ASSE Customer Service at (847)699-2929.
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Forum
To access the SPALW forum, click here. ASSE Membership is required.
Contact
For more information on SPALW, contact:
Chair: Anibal Franco
Vice Chair: Shane Morrow