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Better CommunicationCan Help Gin Efficiency

How you communicate with your employeescan make a difference in how well they complywith your safety program. Communication ofgoals, hazards, procedures and duties are criticalto making sure people do their jobs the safe andefficient way in which they are trained

The tough part of any communication is verifi-cation that the message was received. When thereare language and cultural barriers, that verifica-tion can be even tougher. Safety programs arebuilt on communication. Communication of rules,communication of procedures, communication ofhazards and feedback from employees are allextremely important.

For example, in a recent series of roundtablediscussions conducted by Southeastern CottonGinners in the region, discussions centered onsafety and brought together groups of employeesfrom various gins to exchange ideas. The atten-dees were broken into groups with one of thegroups designated as having an interpreter. Theinterpreter saw several persons in anothergroup (a group that didn’t ask for lan-guage assistance) not really participating.He went over and spoke to them inSpanish, and they immediately opened upand began engaging in conversation (withinterpretation). They were part of theactivities the rest of the day. All it tookwas figuring out that they didn’t under-stand even though they said they didn’tneed any linguistic help.

We are starting this gin season rightnow in most of the country. Therefore, it istime to figure out if you are effectivelycommunicating. This doesn’t have to bedifficult, but it can be tricky. The kind ofself-starter, eager-to-please employee welove to have in gins is the one who will tellyou he really understands when he reallydoesn’t. Encourage active participationand feedback from all levels of workers,and you will gain a much better idea as towho really understood and who signed thesafety meeting roster just to get that extrahalf hour of pay. Have a safe gin season.

Dusty Findley of the Southeastern CottonGinners Association contributed this article. Contact him at dusty@southern-southeastern.org.

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