http://plushtext.com/blog/workplace-safety-how-translators-keep-your-workers-safe/ Multicultural communications: translation, copywriting and online marketing Fri, 02 Sep 2011 18:48:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://plushtext.com/blog/workplace-safety-how-translators-keep-your-workers-safe/#comment-17 Janine Libbey Wed, 28 Apr 2010 20:07:36 +0000 http://plushtext.com/?p=898#comment-17 This is a good reminder to all about the importance of workplace safety. We were contacted by a potential client a few months ago who only wanted to pay for half of his firm's safety manual to be translated! The potential liability of not providing all workers the same information was far greater than the cost of the translation, not to mention the moral burden. This is a good reminder to all about the importance of workplace safety. We were contacted by a potential client a few months ago who only wanted to pay for half of his firm’s safety manual to be translated! The potential liability of not providing all workers the same information was far greater than the cost of the translation, not to mention the moral burden.

]]> http://plushtext.com/blog/workplace-safety-how-translators-keep-your-workers-safe/#comment-16 Marian Dougan Wed, 28 Apr 2010 19:34:22 +0000 http://plushtext.com/?p=898#comment-16 This is a hugely important issue. In Europe, Italy has one of the highest rates of workplace accidents (1120 deaths in 2008). In 2005, immigrant workers accounted for 5% of Italy's population, but 11% of workplace deaths ("morti bianche"). Part of the problem is the country's illegal – and unregulated – economy. But it's logical to assume that language barriers play a part too. Thanks for this thoughtful post. This is a hugely important issue. In Europe, Italy has one of the highest rates of workplace accidents (1120 deaths in 2008). In 2005, immigrant workers accounted for 5% of Italy’s population, but 11% of workplace deaths (“morti bianche”). Part of the problem is the country’s illegal – and unregulated – economy. But it’s logical to assume that language barriers play a part too.
Thanks for this thoughtful post.

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