The latest statistics show that employment of Hispanic speaking individuals is on the rise and grows at 36 times the rate of any other ethnic minority that is employed today. Employers are faced with the challenges of providing the Hispanic speaking community the proper safety training in Spanish to recognize, avoid, and prevent safety and health hazards in their workplaces.

Companies’ safety teams and divisions that have revised and implemented newer safety programs to better communicate with Spanish-speaking applicants and employees have had a substantial decrease in injuries and illnesses. One particular company’s overall injury and illness incident rate was 6.6 (compared to 12.7 in the general industry) and DART (Days Away Restricted or Transferred) was 5.5 compared to 8.5 in the general industry. Among vastly improved safety records the company has also seen improved employee relations with its Spanish-speaking employees and a significant increase in productivity and product quality.

How can LMXonline help your small to mid-sized business overcome language and cultural barriers and compliment your instructor led safety training? We have a Spanish Safety & Health Library that offers a variety of OSHA standardized courses completely in the Spanish Language! Some sample courses from the LMXonline library are, Seguridad de la espalda (Back Security) Soldadura, corte y soldadura fuerte (Weld, cuts and brazing), Investigación y reporte de accidentes (Investigation and accident reports), Patógenos transmitidos por la sangre (Blood borne Pathogens, Preparación para desastre de emergencia (Preparation for emergency disaster). To view more of the Spanish course library, visit us at: http://www.lmxonline.com/lmxonline/CourseCatalog.aspx?cat=127