OSHA Hispanic Outreach Fact Sheet

Fact sheet on safety outreach resources available to employers of Hispanic workers whose occupational fatality rates have increased.

Hispanic Outreach

OSHA has made immigrant workplace safety a priority within the agency and is committed to identifying ways to improve the safety and health of immigrant and other hard-to-reach workers. While overall workplace fatalities have dropped 20 percent in the last decade, workplace fatalities among Hispanic workers, especially those working in the construction industry, have risen almost 35 percent in the same period. OSHA is taking a multi pronged approach to improving safety and health for, and providing outreach and assistance to, the Hispanic community.

OSHA Hispanic Outreach Assistance

OSHA offers numerous Hispanic outreach compliance tools, programs and training resources to help employers and Spanish-speaking workers prevent and…