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 -- Skills in Addressing Work Hazards -- Industry- and Hazard-Specific Materials and Training -- LITERACY ISSUES -- TRANSLATION ISSUES -- Country-Specific Spanish: Not a Major Barrier -- The Use of "Spanglish" -- Machine Translation: Not a Reliable Option at This Time. -- LIMITATIONS OF WRITTEN INFORMATION ALONE -- SELECTING EFFECTIVE TRAINERS -- EMPLOYERS' NEEDS FOR SPANISH LANGUAGE INFORMATION -- Defining the Population: Spanish-speaking Employers -- Recommendations for Reaching Spanish-Speaking Employers -- Train-the-Trainer programs -- Appendix G An Examination of the Occupational Risks and Occupational Safety and Health Communication Needs of Spanish… -- INTRODUCTION.

AGRICULTURE: A DANGEROUS INDUSTRY FOR CHILDREN -- CHILDREN FROM HISPANIC FAMILY FARMS -- SPANISH-SPEAKING MIGRANT CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENT FARMWORKERS -- EFFORTS ADDRESSING OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY FOR CHILDREN IN AGRICULTURE -- FUTURE DIRECTIONS FOR COMMUNICATING RISKS TO SPANISH-SPEAKING CHILDREN -- REFERENCES -- Appendix H Occupational Health Among Latino Workers: A Needs Assessment and Recommended Interventions -- INTRODUCTION -- MINORITIES AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE U.S. WORKING POPULATION -- OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE MORBIDITY ESTIMATE -- OCCUPATIONAL MORTALITY ESTIMATIONS -- Fatal Occupational Injuries -- Fatal Occupational Diseases -- QUALITY OF DATA ON LATINO WORKERS -- COSTS OF OCCUPATIONAL MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY -- WORK-RELATED DISEASES IN LATINO WORKERS -- LATINO WORKERS RISK OF OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE -- SWEATSHOPS IN THE GARMENT INDUSTRY -- MAQUILADORA INDUSTRY AS MODERN SWEATSHOPS -- BARRIERS TO PREVENTION OF OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES -- A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO ADDRESSING OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE IN LATINO WORKERS -- Primary Prevention Interventions -- CLINICAL OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES -- EDUCATIONAL APPROACHES -- RESEARCH AND SURVEILLANCE -- Unionization, Worker Organization, Legislation, and Regulation of Workplace -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES.