WHAT’S AT STAKE

A safety language is a collection of words, terms, and phrases that can be used and understood by everyone to articulate either a potential hazard or a desirable behavior. In short, it’s a common understanding.

WHAT´S THE DANGER

COMMUNICATION AND LANGUAGE ISSUES IN THE WORKPLACE Workforces include diverse nationalities, ethnicities, and languages. This diversity ensures that a broad range of skills are brought to the workplace; it can also cause challenges, increased injuries, and fatalities when workers speak different languages. Workers may be afraid they will lose their jobs if they report hazards, injuries, or question authority and the unsafe acts […]