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Title: Safety Training for Spanish-Speaking Workers in the Logging Industry in the Southeastern United States
Citation Type: Dissertation/Thesis
Publication Year: 2006
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Abstract: Safety in logging operations in the Southeastern United States has long been an issue of concern. Recently, a growing number of Spanish-speaking workers have become employed in logging operations in the Southeastern U.S. There is a growing concern that injury and fatality rates could increase due to inexperience, possible lack of proper safety training, and language barrier problems attributed to the new Spanish-speaking workers. The study area is the Southeastern U.S., comprising twelve states ranging from Texas to Virginia. The goal of this study is to determine the current percentage of Spanish-speaking workers in the study area, assess the previous and present safety training received by Spanish-speaking workers, and provide recommendations addressing the short and long-term logging safety training needs of Spanish-speaking workers. Data was collected through a combination of field surveys and questionnaires. The surveys collected data from 1890 logging operations in the study area, and was used to determine the population of Spanish-speaking workers in the logging industry. The questionnaires were completed during the summer of 2005 by 41 selected sample loggers who employ Spanish-speaking workers, in which they addressed the previous and present safety training received by Spanish-speaking workers, in addition to other information pertaining to safety. The percentage of Spanish-speaking workers in the logging industry in the Southeastern . . .
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Authors: O’Neal , Brandon, S
Institution: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Department: Forestry
Advisor: R. M. Shaffer
Degree: M.S.
Publisher Location: Blacksburg, Virginia
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Data Collections: IPUMS USA
Topics: Labor Force and Occupational Structure, Other
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