Citation

Johnson A. Safety Health 2010; 181(1): 40-43.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, U.S. National Safety Council)

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Abstract

Published data from the Occupational Training and Education Consortium (OTEC) at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ., US, emphasized the need for better health and safety training for Hispanic workers. OTEC worked with staff from New Labor Partnerships, an immigrant worker advocacy group in New Brunswick, to facilitate the focus groups as part of a multiproject collaboration to address the high number of injuries and fatalities among Hispanic workers. Groups, such as New Labor took 0SHA's safety message to workers, achieving more than federal agencies. Federal data indicated that Hispanics face a higher risk of workplace fatality, with about one-third of those deaths occurring in the construction industry. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revealed in a report in 2008 that 11,303 Hispanic workers died from work-related injuries, including homicides and suicides from 1992 to 2006.

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