Reducing Safety Risks with Language Learning

Learn how to improve internal communication and establish trust to protect your employees and your business from safety risks on the job.

6 minutes

Reading time:

5 pages

eBook length:

1 language

Available in:

eBook highlights

Why communication is essential, especially for multilingual teams

The ways language barriers can complicate efforts to relay safety information

How to reduce safety risks and protect your employees on the worksite

eBook summary

In today’s globalized world, the workplace is more connected and diverse than ever before. A diverse workforce brings together people with different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives and can lead to more innovative and creative solutions, improve decision making, and increase profitability. However, a diverse workforce can also experience communication and language barriers.

Effective communication is essential in any business, but even more so with multilingual teams. The ability to communicate efficiently affects everything from company culture and employee satisfaction to workplace safety. Our guide walks you through the importance of communication among multilingual teams and how to break down language barriers to reduce safety risks on the job.

Who should read this?

Human resources

Learning & Development managers

Operations managers

C-suite executives

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John Shin

Director of Risk Management

Monarch Landscaping

Landscaping Industry

“It’s priceless. You’re able to speak with your crew in Spanish, and it builds camaraderie and trust. Our people enjoy it. We’ve had nothing but positive feedback.”

Kursten Mason

World Languages Director

Ensign Peak Academy

Education Industry

“I like that it’s very research-based, as far as language learning goes, to have six or seven new words or phrases that you learn each time. Also, the reviews in Babbel are more adaptive.”

Chief Joseph Sokolofski

West Pottsgrove Township Police Department

Police Chiefs Association of Montgomery County

Law Enforcement Industry

“The content was great, and what I liked about it is it was like an immersion. The instructors tried not to speak English at all. They included everyone in the class too.”

Leanne Kocian

Global Human Resources Director

Wildlife Works

Conservation Industry

“Language learning has helped break down some of those language barriers and even allowed us to be more inclusive as a company so that people aren’t left out.”