Working safely in a multicultural food and drink industry

There was increasing evidence that many immigrant workers in the food and drink industry were not able to communicate in English. They had to depend on colleagues whose own language and translation competencies might not be good. These language barriers made training difficult, and also prevented communication of urgent concerns on the shop floor.
The Northwest Food Alliance organised and hosted a one-day conference endorsed by the Health & Safety Executive and the Food & Drink Federation to examine current issues and good practice in the food industry, and to explore possible solutions.