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This 4 page paper discusses the high rate of Hispanic workplace deaths, and the problems associated with conducting an investigation into accidents involving Hispanic workers. Bibliography lists 5 sources
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the problems associated with conducting an investigation into an accident involving Hispanic workers. Discussion Between 1992 and 2001, "private injury and illness rate dropped 35%," except for Latino workers; for
this group, the rate jumped 67 percent during the same period (ASSE takes steps to address increase in Latino workforce injuries, fatalities, 2004-hereafter ASSE, 2004). Part of this is that
Hispanics tend to work in the most dangerous occupations; and part is that training deficiencies and communication barriers exist; these barriers have been identified as the primary reasons for this
increase (ASSE, 2004). Its no secret that there has been a huge influx of immigrants to the United States in recent years, most of them from Asia and Latin America.
The result has been the most diverse workforce weve yet seen, but with the new arrivals has come a challenge: using our ability "to create a transcultural workplace safety paradigm
in the U.S. - emphasizing risk communication strategies that are responsive to the multi-cultural composition of the American workforce" (ASSE, 2004). Further, the Latino workforce is no longer confined to
the states where they have traditionally sought jobs, such as California, Florida, Illinois and Texas; Latinos now call almost every state home, and as such, all employers need to develop
"culturally integrated approaches to workplace safety" (ASSE, 2004). The increased accident rate has of course brought interest to the problem of why there are more accidents for this group,
as well as revealing that fact that investigations can be difficult to pursue. There are several reasons for this. First, "employers who hire undocumented workers may be afraid to report
workplace deaths due to possible legal repercussions from their hiring practices" (Henshaw, 2002). However, OSHA cites employers who fail to report injuries, deaths or "multiple hospitalizations," so there is little
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