“Vulnerable workers” in the U.S. who are not proficient in English may be at risk of not being properly trained for safe work at height.
At the IPAF Summit in Miami, Jordan Barab, U.S. deputy assistant secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health, highlighted the need to target “vulnerable workers” with limited English proficiency and commended IPAF’s ongoing training and safety initiatives. IPAF CEO Tim Whiteman committed to provide the AWPT operator training program in Spanish.