OSHA updates eTool for Spanish-speaking workers

OSHA updates eTool for Spanish-speaking workers

Spanish-speaking workers in the construction industry will benefit from information featured in the updated version of OSHA's "eTool de Construcción — La Prevención De Fatalidades," posted to OSHA's web site. The eTool is designed to provide helpful information to the growing number of Spanish-speaking workers in the construction industry.

The updated eTool uses safety and health terms from the agency's English-Spanish and Spanish-English construction dictionaries. It includes a glossary of construction safety and health terms, and a listing of topics relevant to developing and maintaining an effective workplace safety and health program. The eTool will help employers and workers identify and avoid hazards that commonly cause the most serious injuries in construction, including electrical, falls, struck-by, and trenching.

The Spanish eTool for construction can be found at www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/construction_sp.