IWIF Offers FREE
Hispanic Workers’
Safety Information Kit
To Employers


In recognition of Maryland’s Workplace Safety Week, June 11-17, and the entire month of June officially “National Safety Month”, IWIF has published a free “ Hispanic Workers’ Safety
Information Kit” for employers.

IWIF, as Maryland’s leading provider of workers’ compensation insurance coverage, is seeing a continued increase in Hispanic worker injuries – now at 10% of all our lost time injuries up from 7% in 2003. Overall, IWIF saw an 8% decrease in workplace injuries in 2005, but an increase of injuries to Hispanic workers.

IWIF has found that in some cases, the non-English speaking Hispanic worker may not understand how to perform their jobs safely. Language becomes a barrier to doing the job safely. Many of Maryland’s Hispanic workers are working in high-risk occupations doing physically demanding jobs such as roofing, construction, masonry and landscaping.

This free kit for employers includes a number of helpful and informative “tools” in English and Spanish.

· Injuries Increasing for Maryland’s Non-English Speaking Hispanic Workers – Understanding the issues

· When an Injury Occurs – Step by Step Guide
· Cuando ocurra un accidente

· Injury Reporting Reminder Poster
· Sin se lastima mientras esta trabajando: Usted debe de informario immediatamente a su supervisor

· Workers’ Safety Rights & Responsibilities
· Sus derechos y responsabilidades sobre la seguridad

· Ladder Safety – Uso seguro de las escaleras

· Personal Protection Equipment Reminder

· Basic Landscaping Safety

· Publications order form to order additional copies of these and other IWIF Spanish safety materials.

The complete kit is available by email request at publications@iwif.com or by calling our loss control department at 410-494-2165. Please allow 7 – 10 days to process the request and send by U.S. mail.