Effective communication is a vital component in the safety of your business’ limited English speaking workers. And, building and implementing quality safety training programs is the expected standard. However, these programs do not always consider the most important factors.
SAVING LIVES WITH LANGUAGE TRAINING
When language barriers, illiteracy, and cultural elements are not anticipated in safety training programs, your employee’s well-being could be at risk. Misunderstandings like this will lead to more injuries and fatalities for the demographic. These occurrences are easily preventable with proper education and teaching techniques.
At LTC, we work with employers to overcome these issues and help bridge communication gaps. We provide language training, cross-cultural training, interpretation, translation, language assessments, interpreter and people skills training. We have measurable success in working with employees who need to improve the following:
- English Speaking and Comprehension
- Accent Modification
- Safety/Productivity
- Retention
- Translation of safety materials, lockout/tagout instructions and various HR documents