There are over 7,000 languages in the world and the 2010 census indicated that there were over 164 different languages spoken in the homes in Texas. Let's assume you are the manager/supervisor of a warehouse for a major brand that has a 24- hour operation. You have shipments coming into the warehouse from different suppliers where they are broken down into smaller quantities and sent with other items to the brand's retail stores. You have a large number of employees that have English as a second language, but their primary languages are not all the same. Since there are tractor trailers, forklifts, robotic equipment and other types of equipment, you are concerned about safety. With the different languages, how do you keep workers safe? How do you deal with safety training and signage?

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There are over 7,000 languages in the world and the 2010 census indicated that there were over 164 different languages
spoken in the homes in Texas. Let's assume you are the manager/supervisor of a warehouse for a major brand that has a 24-
hour operation. You have shipments coming into the warehouse from different suppliers where they are broken down into
smaller quantities and sent with other items to the brand's retail stores. You have a large number of employees that have
English as a second language, but their primary languages are not all the same. Since there are tractor trailers, forklifts, robotic
equipment and other types of equipment, you are concerned about safety. With the different languages, how do you keep
workers safe? How do you deal with safety training and signage?
Transcribed Image Text:There are over 7,000 languages in the world and the 2010 census indicated that there were over 164 different languages spoken in the homes in Texas. Let's assume you are the manager/supervisor of a warehouse for a major brand that has a 24- hour operation. You have shipments coming into the warehouse from different suppliers where they are broken down into smaller quantities and sent with other items to the brand's retail stores. You have a large number of employees that have English as a second language, but their primary languages are not all the same. Since there are tractor trailers, forklifts, robotic equipment and other types of equipment, you are concerned about safety. With the different languages, how do you keep workers safe? How do you deal with safety training and signage?
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