The following are links to Spanish-language resources and other information on
Hispanic workers from other federal agencies.
- Agency
for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) (2002, April 26), 1
page. The mission of the ATSDR is to serve the public by using the best
science, taking responsive public health actions, and providing trusted
health information to prevent harmful exposures and disease related to toxic
substances.
- Centers
for Disease Control (CDC)
-
Electronic
Library of Construction Occupational Safety and Health (eLCOSH).
This electronic library is translated into Spanish and contains searches
for materials related to hazards, types of labor and other job safety
training resources.
- National Ag Safety Database. This database provides
various links and references to agricultural publications and documents in Spanish and other langauges.
- National
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). NIOSH's
Spanish-language site includes Spanish-language versions of several NIOSH workplace safety and
health documents relevant to industries and occupations in which large
numbers of Spanish-speaking workers are employed. It also describes in
Spanish how workers and employers can contact NIOSH and access basic
services, such as health hazard evaluations.
- NIOSH offers an automated answering service in Spanish through its
toll free information center at (800)35-NIOSH.
- NIOSH
Spanish Language Publications. NIOSH has issued a number of
publications, videos, and other products in Spanish. Topics covered
include:
- Agricultural Work
- Automobile Maintenance
- Construction
- Dry Cleaning
- Exterior Maintenance
- Factory Work
- Health and Security Fears of Working Women
- Health and Security Fears of Working Men
- Informative pamphlets
- Office Work
- Resources On Answers For Cases Of Emergency
- Sanitation Workers
- Youth Workers
- NIOSH Hazard
Alerts. These publications briefly present new information about
occupational illnesses, injuries, and deaths. Alerts urgently request
assistance in preventing, solving, and controlling newly identified
occupational hazards. A number of NIOSH Alerts are available in
Spanish, including the following:
-
NIOSH Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program. This site includes the full text of hundreds of fatality
investigation reports, including investigations of Hispanic worker fatalities:
In-House Reports and
State-Based Reports.
- Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB). The CSB is an independent federal
agency charged with investigating industrial chemical accidents.
- Spanish-Language Page. This page includes Spanish-language investigation digests, which are
two-page summaries of CSB’s investigation reports.
- Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA). The EPA's Spanish resource web page provides
documents and sites of the EPA on several subjects. There are six sections:
Daily life, Professional Life, Protecting the Children, Emergencies in the
Environment, Other Resources in Spanish, and Laws and Treaties in Spanish:
-
Federal Network for Young Worker Safety and Health (FedNet). FedNet is a
federal interagency group dedicated to improving young worker safety and
health.
- Can You Dig It? A Safety and Health Guide for Young Workers in
Landscaping, Greenhouses and Nurseries. The guide is available in English [PDF
- 2 MB]
and in Spanish [PDF
- 3 MB]
- Mine
Safety and Health Administration (MSHA). MSHA has a Spanish-language page generated through
an automated translation service.
- National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). A part of the Department
of Transportation (DOT), NHTSA works to reduce deaths, injuries and
economic losses resulting from motor vehicle crashes through setting and
enforcing safety performance standards for motor vehicles and motor vehicle
equipment, and through grants to state and local governments to enable them to
conduct effective local highway safety programs.
-
National Institutes of Health (NIH). Spanish-language page.
- National Work Zone Safety Information Clearinghouse was created in February 1998 by the American Road and
Transportation Builders Association and the Federal Highway
Administration to improve safety in highway work zones. The purpose of
the clearinghouse is to provide information and referrals to government
agencies, public and private organizations, and the general public
concerning the safe and effective operation of traffic work zones.
- Spanish-Language Materials. This page includes links to information
about Spanish language training courses, videos, and printed materials that
are related to work zone safety by topic.
- Roadway Safety Awareness Program. This program
provides an overview of common hazards in highway and road construction and
simple prevention measures. It is intended to help your company produce the
worker awareness needed to achieve best practices. It is designed for use by
supervisory personnel with some safety and health experience or by safety and
health personnel to orient new workers as they arrive on the jobsite. The
program contents are available in both English and Spanish.
-
Office of Minority Health (OMH). The OMH advises the Secretary of Health and Human Services
and the Office of Public Health and Science (OPHS) on public health issues affecting various
racial/ethnic groups including Hispanics/Latinos.
- The
White House. This page contains White House information and news
translated into Spanish.
Accessibility Assistance:
Contact the OSHA Directorate of Cooperative and State Programs at 202-693-2200
for assistance accessing PDF materials.
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