U.S. WORKFORCE SAFETY · FOR HR TEAMS
Language barriers are a factor in 25% of workplace accidents.
Here's what that costs your company.
Enter your numbers below. In under a minute, see your estimated safety-language risk exposure — and exactly how it compares to the cost of a 12-week English safety training pilot.
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We’ll turn your numbers into a short, board-ready proposal — pricing, pilot timeline, and the safety case, ready to forward to your leadership team.
The National Safety Council puts the average cost of treating a work-related injury at roughly $48,000 per case.
By comparison, a 12-week language training pilot for 15 employees costs $5,999 — about 12% of the average cost of one injury.
Hazard Communication
(1910.1200)
Federal OSHA requires training in a language and vocabulary employees actually understand.
Hazard Communication
(1910.1200)
Federal OSHA requires training in a language and vocabulary employees actually understand.
Fall Protection
(1926.503)
Instruction must be understandable to the worker. English-only delivery to a non-English crew can fall short.
Fall Protection
(1926.503)
Instruction must be understandable to the worker. English-only delivery to a non-English crew can fall short.
OSHA State Plans
(Cal/OSHA Title 8, WA L&I, & others)
About 22 states run their own OSHA-approved plan, often with training rules stricter than federal minimums.
OSHA State Plans
(Cal/OSHA Title 8, WA L&I, & others)
About 22 states run their own OSHA-approved plan, often with training rules stricter than federal minimums.
Training-violation citations
Worksites pairing non-English-speaking crews with English-only training programs draw more citations.
Training-violation citations
Worksites pairing non-English-speaking crews with English-only training programs draw more citations.
This section summarizes general regulatory themes and is not legal advice.
2 hours / week × 12 weeks
Per cohort, max
Per 12-week pilot
Two Chicago-area distribution centers faced a growing communication gap between Spanish-speaking warehouse staff and English-speaking supervisors — raising real safety risk around machinery and emergency procedures. FluencyCorp shadowed the floor to build a curriculum from real supervisor language, then ran a 30-hour pilot focused on safety, feedback, and instructions.
Employees now raise safety concerns proactively instead of staying quiet, with fewer mistakes from floor confusion and zero added reporting burden, since FluencyCorp handled all HR documentation.
“Now, when I’m in a safety incident meeting, I’m picking up words from the course, so that’s nice.”
— Jordan Lapins, Spanish Class
A 24/7 ice cream factory in Dunkirk, NY, with 400+ employees across three shifts, needed a safety-English baseline across the entire workforce, not just a few individuals. FluencyCorp shadowed supervisors to capture the safety rules they repeated daily, then delivered training across all three shifts, including 9pm classes for the overnight crew.
A universal English baseline across the whole workforce, a real decrease in miscommunication-related safety incidents, and full attendance across every shift.
“I’ve learned to say be careful, help, how to introduce myself, and which line I am from.”
— Lisandra Diaz, English Class