Tabla de Contenidos:
  • SAFETY IS SEGURIDAD
  • Copyright
  • Acknowledgments
  • Contents
  • Executive Summary
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Hispanic/Latino Occupational Health and Safety: Available Information and Information Gaps
  • CENSUS PARAMETERS
  • Population Classifications
  • Self-Employed
  • Industrial and Occupational Classifications
  • Temporary Employment Agencies
  • UNDERREPORTING
  • ENFORCEMENT DATA
  • SURVEILLANCE DATA
  • DATA PRIORITIES
  • FUTURE DATA NEEDS
  • SUMMARY OF INTERVENTION PRIORITIES
  • 3 What Information Exists and What Are the Gaps?
  • 4 Development and Evaluation of Materials
  • 5 Delivery Mode.
  • 6 Overarching Issues
  • References
  • APPENDIXES
  • Appendix A Biographical Sketches of Committee Members
  • NRC Staff
  • Appendix B Workshop Agenda
  • Appendix C Workshop Participants
  • Appendix D Hispanic Workers in the United States: An Analysis of Employment Distributions, Fatal Occupational Injuries and
  • INTRODUCTION
  • HISPANICS IN THE UNITED STATES: A DEMOGRAPHIC AND SOCIOECONOMIC OVERVIEW
  • Growth of the Hispanic Population in the United States
  • Growth of Hispanic Population by State
  • Growth of Hispanics by Metropolitan Area
  • Immigration
  • RESULTS
  • Employment.
  • FATAL WORK INJURIES INVOLVING HISPANICS
  • Overview of National Fatality Data
  • Event
  • Industry
  • Occupation
  • Demographics of Fatally Injured Hispanic Workers
  • Gender
  • Employment Status
  • Age
  • Fatality Risk
  • Foreign-Born Hispanic Workers
  • State Comparisons
  • Non-Fatal Injuries Involving Hispanic Workers
  • Relative Risks for non-Fatal Injuries and Illnesses
  • Non-fatal Occupational Injury and Illness Characteristics
  • Duration of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses
  • Appendix D-1 Background On Methods
  • Appendix D-2 Additional Data Sources
  • References.
  • Appendix E An Examination of Occupational Safety and Health Materials Currently Available in Spanish for Workers as of 1999
  • INTRODUCTION AND STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
  • METHODOLOGY
  • FINDINGS
  • RECOMMENDATIONS
  • The Need for a Systematic Approach to Materials Development
  • How The Materials Are Developed is Also Important
  • SUMMARY
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • REFERENCES
  • Appendix F Reaching Spanish-speaking Workers and Employers with Occupational Safety and Health Information
  • INTRODUCTION
  • SPANISH-SPEAKING EMPLOYEES: DEFINING THE POPULATION.
  • Number of Spanish-Speakers With Limited English
  • DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE OF THE SPANISH-SPEAKING WORKING AGE POPULATION IN THE UNITED STATES
  • Educational Level and Occupation
  • Age and Gender
  • RECOMMENDATIONS
  • CHANNELS OF COMMUNICATION FOR REACHING WORKERS
  • In the Community
  • Through Unions
  • The Internet as a Channel of Communication
  • The Worksite: Limitations of Worksite-based Training
  • Spanish Language Media
  • WHAT ARE THE PRIORITY CONTENT NEEDS FOR SPANISH-LANGUAGE WORKER TRAINING AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS?
  • Basic Information on OSHA and Workers' Rights
  • Hazard Awareness.