January 24, 2005—The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has added a new Hispanic Outreach Module for its Compliance Assistance Quick Start Web tool, the agency’s Web-based tool that provides a step-by-step guide to identify OSHA requirements and guidance materials for specific workplaces.
The Hispanic Outreach Module will assist employers with a Spanish-speaking workforce to learn more about workplace rights and responsibilities, how to work cooperatively with OSHA, and where to find Spanish-language outreach and training resources. The site also provides a list of OSHA’s Hispanic/English-as-a-Second-Language coordinators. In addition, it includes OSHA English-Spanish and Spanish-English Dictionaries (with phonetic pronunciation guides) that contain over 2,000 general OSHA and construction safety and health industry terms.
