Safety is seguridad [[electronic resource] ] : a workshop summary / / Committee on Communicating Occupational Safety and Health Information to Spanish-speaking Workers, Committee on Earth Resources, Board on Earth Sciences and Resources, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910780292803321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, 2003
• ISBN: 0-309-18243-3; 1-280-18286-5; 9786610182862; 0-309-56644-4
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (160 p.)
• Disciplina: 363.11/72/08968073
• Soggetti: Industrial hygiene - United States; Hispanic Americans - Health and hygiene; Health risk communication - United States
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: ""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?""; ""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""