How do you communicate emergency information to employees if they are not proficient in English? ECHO Minnesota is a website designed to “ensure that people with limited English proficiency receive life-saving health and safety information–in some of the languages they understand best.”
ECHO provides information by phone (for February it is on fire and carbon monoxide, and hand washing), television, by email and on the internet. Information is provided in Spanish, Hmong, Somali, Lao, Khmer, Vietnamese, Russian, Arabic, Oromo and English. People can sign up for emergency notifications and to receive general information.
This is a free service offered as a collaborative effort of many organizations and public entities. The website has free promotional items available to help you spread the word–to your employees, neighbors, through community organizations, etc.