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 Step 2: OSHA Outreach Resources for Spanish-Speaking Employees
Spanish-Language Outreach Resources
- Employers may utilize the
Hispanic Employers and Workers Compliance Assistance
webpage
where they can access
OSHA Spanish-language compliance assistance resources to help employers
prevent occupational injuries and illnesses of Hispanic
workers, comply with the
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970,
and learn about OSHA's
cooperative programs.
Additionally, this site provides links to Spanish-language outreach
brochures,
eTools, websites and other information available from OSHA,
its regional/area offices, state programs, consultation projects, Federal
agencies and other organizations
- OSHA en Español is the agency’s Spanish-language
webpage that
provides workplace safety and health information to Spanish-speaking
employers, America's largest group of minority business owners, and
employees. The page provides an overview of OSHA and its mission, worker
and employer rights and responsibilities, a list of resources for
employers and workers, and highlights from the agency's extensive website.
It tells how to file complaints electronically in Spanish and offers
one-stop service for Spanish-speaking employers and employees.
Electronic Compliance Assistance Tools (eTools)
- The following are electronic compliance tools that have either been
translated into Spanish or contain Spanish-language resources.
- Construction: Preventing Fatalities.
Despite its high fatality rate, construction work can be performed safely when workers are aware of the hazards and
follow an effective
safety and health
program. This eTool will help you identify and control the hazards that
commonly cause the
most serious construction injuries.
- Ergonomics: Sewing and Related Procedures. This eTool provides examples
of
ergonomic hazards and solutions specific to workers in the sewing industry.
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Poultry Processing Industry. This eTool provides numerous compliance
assistance resources related to the poultry processing industry.
Publications
- OSHA maintains a library of Spanish-language publications, fact sheets and
posters available for dissemination to Hispanic workers.
Cooperative Programs
- Alliance Program. Organizations can work cooperatively with OSHA through its many
cooperative programs including OSHA’s Alliance Program.
Further, there are numerous national and regional/area office Alliances
that have a
Hispanic outreach component. Please be sure to contact the
OSHA national office
or your
Regional Alliance Program Coordinator for additional Alliance Program information.
- Consultation Program. OSHA offers employers, particularly small businesses, free on-site
safety and health services through its
Consultation Program. Employers can
find out about potential hazards at their worksites, improve their
occupational safety and health management systems, and even qualify for a
one-year exemption from routine OSHA inspections.
The Consultation Programs received FY 2002 funding to translate compliance
assistance materials into Spanish. Sample results include the Texas
Workers Compensation Commission’s Safety and Health Library that lists
numerous Spanish-language safety and health fact sheets including hazard
communication, heat stress and machine guarding.
Success Stories
- OSHA collects Hispanic worker related success
stories, where employers have implemented Hispanic worker outreach, education and training programs or
utilized best practices and have reported successful results.
Other Resources
- OSHA 800 Number. Callers to OSHA’s 1-800 number (1-800-321-OSHA) may now access a
Spanish-language option to further assist Spanish-speaking employers and
workers in need of additional safety and health information.
- Public Service Announcements. OSHA has developed several public
service announcements (PSAs) in Spanish.
- OSHA launched a national Hispanic outreach campaign on Worker Memorial Day 2004 with the
release of two public service announcements (PSAs) to over 650 Spanish radio stations. One
PSA is targeted for workers and their families while the other PSA is targeted for
employers.
- For more information, see
Public Service Announcements in Spanish.
- Showcase Articles. OSHA’s
Regional Showcase Articles highlight some of the compliance
assistance and outreach initiatives taken by OSHA’s regional and area
offices. The stories generally focus on initiatives that fall outside the
scope of OSHA’s formal
cooperative programs.
- Regional Hispanic/ESL Coordinators. The OSHA regional/area offices are available to assist employers and
Hispanic workers in outreach, education, and training. Further, OSHA has
designated regional
Hispanic/English-as-a-Second Language (ESL) Coordinators to assist employers with outreach, education and training to
their Spanish-speaking workforce. Please contact your regional
coordinator for additional information.
- State Programs.
Section 18 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970
encourages states to develop and operate their own job safety and health
programs. OSHA approves and monitors
state programs and
provides up to 50 percent of an approved plan's operating costs. In
addition, many State Programs have developed additional Spanish-language
outreach materials.
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*These files are provided for downloading only.
Accessibility Assistance: Some documents are available as text-enabled PDF documents. If additional
assistance is needed in reading/reviewing these documents, please contact the Office of Outreach Services
and Alliances at 202-693-2340.
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