Communicating with Spanish-Speaking Workers for Construction

Course ID: CLK0239
Level: Advanced
Duration: 1 Hours 0 Minutes
Language: English
$40.00

The Communicating with Spanish-Speaking Workers for Construction online course from ClickSafety is an advanced-level training designed for English-speaking supervisors working with Spanish-speaking workers on the construction site. Participants can expect basic techniques, pronunciation guidelines, and Spanish phrases that will aid effective communication regarding construction safety on the jobsite.

NOTICE: This training is not intended to teach Spanish as a foreign language, but rather highlight common communication pitfalls and offer guidance to aid supervisors in creating a safe and effective work environment.

ClickSafety’s Communicating with Spanish-Speaking Workers for Construction online training offers words, phrases, and topics used by OSHA safety and health regulations for construction. Focusing on how to effectively communicate and mitigate risk, participants will learn to better work with Spanish-speaking employees to maintain overall safety and health. Specific course topics include the following:

  • Overview of communicating with Spanish-speaking workers
  • Common communication issues
  • Basic Spanish
  • Personal protective equipment (PPE)
  • Welding, cutting, and fire prevention
  • Material handling
  • Hand and power tools
  • Electrical work
  • Scaffolds, ladders, and stairways
  • Fall protection
  • Cranes, vehicles, and equipment
  • Excavations
  • Concrete and masonry
  • Health and HazCom

Specific industry terms addressed within the course include the following:

  • OSHA safety and health regulations for construction

The Communicating with Spanish-Speaking Workers for Construction is designed for individuals in a supervisorial position working with Spanish-speaking construction employees. Individuals that will specifically benefit from this course include the following:

  • Construction foremen
  • Construction managers
  • Construction supervisors

If you have any concerns as to whether this course is appropriate for you or your industry, please browse our full selection of Online Courses and Safety Packs, call 800-971-1080, or Contact Us online.

ClickSafety’s Communicating with Spanish-Speaking Workers for Construction online training is designed to enable English-speaking supervisors to know and effectively communicate safety and health-related Spanish words and phrases to their Spanish-speaking employees. Upon successful completion of this course, participants can expect to:

  • Know essential safety-related phrases in Spanish
  • Understand basic communication issues and breakdowns, as well as Hispanic cultural issues that may impact effective communication
  • Understand Spanish terms regarding general safety issues
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