Safety and Migrant Workers: A practical guide for safety representatives, provides advice to help safety representatives in companies maintain the health and safety of their migrant workers.

Deaths in the workplace are on the increase in the UK, according to the TUC, and there is a danger that there could be more fatalities as language barriers mean safety messages are not getting through to employees.

TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:

"Employers should be doing more to keep all their employees safe and well, wherever they come from. And in workforces with many migrant workers, where language difficulties pose potential problems, bosses need to make that extra effort to ensure everyone knows how to stay safe at work."