About our growing Hispanic workforce?

About our growing Hispanic workforce?

Workers were classified as Hispanic if they are of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, of Central or South American descent, Spain, or of other Spanish culture or origin.

Continuing Hispanic Immigration 650,000 2010 761,000 2015 871,000 2020 Foreign 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 risk Distinct 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 barriers Cultural barriers Social norms values and customs Misunderstandings Training Literacy Trust (relationship) fear of reprisal

Language Barriers Unknown terms Lack of language skills to communicate Improper words make confusion To ols

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 complain To timid to ask questions To timid to make suggestions Pride in quality not necessarily piece work mentality Tolerant vs contentious Respectful vs challenging

Social Norms Norms shape immigrants relationships to their work, fellow workers, employers, unions, health and safety personnel and definitely government s roles. Different perceptions of hazards, [ 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 enforced Not familiar with certain tools, procedures, equipment or machinery Use 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 compensation they will be asked for their paperwork, so workers don t report injuries

Understanding Hispanic behaviors is a tool in your belt, when it comes to communication. Language barriers Cultural barriers Social norms values and customs Misunderstandings Training Literacy Trust (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?

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 Translations Cognates: physical fi si co electrical e lec tri co mechanical me ca ni co chemical qui mi co Spelling: h is silent j is like h in horse single to plural: el to los (male) la to las (female) tion is cion * excavacion construccion demolicion

Similarities Differences accidents ac ci den tes human hu ma no air aire concrete con cre to cylinder ci lin dro person per so na double do ble employee em ple a do asbestos as bes tos vowels: short and pure compared to English a = like in ah i = ee in beet u = oo in loot n = like ni (try senior) e = like in deck o = like in cold y = like the ea in eat

Yes No Hello Goodbye Good morning Good afternoon Good evening How are you? Please Your Welcome Do you speak English? Thank you Si No Hola Adios Buenos dias (til noon) Buenas tardes (til sunset) Buenas noches (after dark) Como esta? Por favor Gracias De nada Habla Ingles? This grant is funded by the Department of Labor and Industries and the Safety and Health Investments Project (SHIP).

Ingles a Espanol resistance re sis ten cia aluminum a lu mi nio oxygen o xi ge no solid du ro, fir me limited li mi ta do confined con fi na do distance dis tan cia

Personal Protective Equipment E-quip-o de Pro-tec-ci-on Per-son-al motor vehicle ve-hi-cu-lo de mo-tor oxygen deficient de-fi-ci-ente en ox-i-ge-no qualified person per-son-a ca-pa-ci-ta-da

Keep your eyes open!!! struck by im pac ta do warning pre cau cion air compressor com pres sor de aire confined space es pa cio res trin gido or espacio li mi ta do or 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 signs) se gu ri dad(safety res pi ra dor con mas ca ri lla pu rifi 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) This grant is funded by the Department of Labor and Industries and the Safety and Health Investments Project (SHIP).

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

Heat/Ca lor

Housekeeping Man ten i mi en to de la lim pi ez a This grant is funded by the Department of Labor and Industries and the Safety and Health Investments Project (SHIP).

Excavation and Trenching Exc ava cion es y Zan jas This grant is funded by the Department of Labor and Industries and the Safety and Health Investments Project (SHIP).

Housekeeping Man ten i mi en to de la lim pi ez a This grant is funded by the Department of Labor and Industries and the Safety and Health Investments Project (SHIP).

Ladder Safety Se-gu-ri-dad con la es-ca-le-ra

Fall Hazards Ries-go de Ca-i-da Georgia Tech Safety and Health Consultation Program Hoyos

Fall Hazards Ries-go de Ca-i-da

Fall Hazards/ Stairs Ries-go de Ca-i-da Es-ca-le-ra

Electrical E-lec-tri-co

Fall Hazards Ries go de Ca i da This grant is funded by the Department of Labor and Industries and the Safety and Health Investments Project (SHIP).

Concrete/ Con-cre-to This grant is funded by the Department of Labor and Industries and the Safety and Health Investments Project (SHIP).

Man-ten-i-mi-en-to de la lim-pi-ez-a / An-da-mio This grant is funded by the Department of Labor and Industries and the Safety and Health Investments Project (SHIP).

Housekeeping/ Ladders Es-ca-le-ra This grant is funded by the Department of Labor and Industries and the Safety and Health Investments Project (SHIP).

Electrical/ E-lec-tri-co This grant is funded by the Department of Labor and Industries and the Safety and Health Investments Project (SHIP).

Excavation & Trenching Exc-ava-cion y zan-jas This grant is funded by the Department of Labor and Industries and the Safety and Health Investments Project (SHIP).

Ladders/ Es-ca-le-ra This grant is funded by the Department of Labor and Industries and the Safety and Health Investments Project (SHIP).

Housekeeping/ Man-ten-i-mien-to de la lim-pi-ez-a This grant is funded by the Department of Labor and Industries and the Safety and Health Investments Project (SHIP).

Scaffolds/PPE An-da-mio/PPE This grant is funded by the Department of Labor and Industries and the Safety and Health Investments Project (SHIP).

PPE E-qui-po de Pro-tec-cion Per-so-nal This grant is funded by the Department of Labor and Industries and the Safety and Health Investments Project (SHIP).

Vehicles & Equipment Veh-i-cu-los & Ma-qui-na-ria This grant is funded by the Department of Labor and Industries and the Safety and Health Investments Project (SHIP).

Fall Protection Ries-go de Ca-i-da This grant is funded by the Department of Labor and Industries and the Safety and Health Investments Project (SHIP).

Concrete/ Con-cre-to This grant is funded by the Department of Labor and Industries and the Safety and Health Investments Project (SHIP).

Concrete/ PPE Con-cre-to/ PPE This grant is funded by the Department of Labor and Industries and the Safety and Health Investments Project (SHIP).

First Aid Pri-me-ros Auxi-lios This grant is funded by the Department of Labor and Industries and the Safety and Health Investments Project (SHIP).

First Aid Pri-me-ros Auxi-lios This grant is funded by the Department of Labor and Industries and the Safety and Health Investments Project (SHIP).

Housekeeping/ Fire Safety Se-gu-ri-dad de in-cen-dios This grant is funded by the Department of Labor and Industries and the Safety and Health Investments Project (SHIP).

Scaffolds An-da-mi-os This grant is funded by the Department of Labor and Industries and the Safety and Health Investments Project (SHIP).

Veh-i-cu-los & Ma-qui-na-ria This grant is funded by the Department of Labor and Industries and the Safety and Health Investments Project (SHIP).

The SMART Association trusts that this booklet will assist in safety on your site thank you WE SPEAK SAFETY NOSOTROS HABLAMOS SEGUIRIDAD El Chapp 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 # 20009XC0019 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Disclaimer It 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).