Alfonso Interpreting Blog is Now Archway
Please check out our new blog location. We changed out name to Archway Safety Consulting & Language Services to reflect how we bridge both communication and safety gaps. Click here
Effective training for a powerful safety culture part 2 (Supervisors)
Part one of this blog discussed the importance of effective safety training. We will discuss what steps need to be taken to train supervisors. Supervisors are key for safety on the jobsite. They are the intermediary between the worker and management. The way they lead, act as role models, and communicate are important factors in …
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Safety climate reflects Leadership part 1
This is the first of a series of articles on safety culture and climate in the workplace. I begin at the top with company leaders! Years ago, I observed a four-year-old boy using extremely vulgar language! The parents reacted with an extremely shocked look, saying, “Oh my God! I have no idea where he picked …
It has been one crazy year!
Hello everybody! Welcome to my blog reboot. Hopefully, I have not lost too many followers. Let’s begin with a 2020 recap of our company. Next, 2021 intentions will be shared with you. First, I am very grateful because we survived! The beginning of 2020 was exciting, hopeful, and full of plans. I began attending Columbia …
2020 Thorn, Bud, Rose
A friend and colleague, Mr. Kamran Popkin, once shared with me an activity he does with his family. I loved it so much that I adopted it as my own. We each take turns sharing our thorn (something bothering us), our bud, (something hopeful) and our rose (something causing gratitude). I love this practice because …
Archway Safety & Language Announcement Jeff
Remote & Online Safety Training Options Click here In view of the current quarantine circumstances that most of us are in, We are offering some remote webinar safety training options and can develop customized online training specific to your company needs. I am happy to discuss with you your safety related or language needs.
Conduits of communication?
For many years, I have been describing the role of the healthcare interpreter as a conduit for communication. The mental image that this creates, is one of a machine. A telephone for instance is impersonal. It truly is a conduit of communication. Human beings, however, are far more complex than a simple telephone. To simply …
Good communication fosters a strong safety climate part 2
Good communication fosters a strong safety climate part 2 In part one, we reviewed communication breakdowns at home and with the first recorded skyscraper in ancient history, the Tower of Babel. We discussed how important communication is and how challenging it is to do well in our own language. Now grasp the degree of challenge …
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Medical interpreter options in SC
Medical interpreter options in SC In recent years, there have been many changes in the USA health care sector. We have observed changes in the way doctors practice medicine. Also, hospitals have been consolidating. In March of 2010, The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, known by most people as Obamacare was enacted into law. …