Students at Parkrose High School in Portland won $500 for their first-place video titled “The Safety Bros” in an annual safety video contest that promotes young worker safety and the importance of speaking up. Bouncing with music, energy, and humor, the video features a duo of workplace safety and health bros who rally a group…
High school students across the state created videos that are full of drama, music, humor, and captivating characters to boost awareness about workplace safety – all with the central message, “Speak up. Work safe.” The Oregon Young Employee Safety Coalition (O[yes]) sponsors the annual video contest to engage teen workers, who are twice as likely…
Corvallis, Portland, Bend teams also earn prizes Salem, OR — Eden McCall, a student at Sprague High School in Salem, won $500 for her first-place video titled “The Silent Condition” in an annual safety video contest that promotes young worker safety and the importance of speaking up. The video, which deftly blends voiceover narration, body…
Are You a Working Teen? – download the print version Could I get hurt or sick on the job? 18-year-old Sylvia caught her hand in an electric cabbage shredder at a fast food restaurant. Her hand is permanently disfigured and she’ll never have full use of it again. 17-year-old Joe lost his life while working as…
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(Salem) – Two students from Salem Academy in Salem took home first-place honors and $500 for their video titled “Safety: The Musical” promoting young worker safety and health. Austin Coburn and Vinny Gasbarro wrote and sang original music and danced their way through the humorous 90-second video. Salem Academy also won a matching amount of…
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Youth@Work: Talking Safety
Are you, your students, or your class interested in joining us at GOSH? Contact us. 2011 GOSH Student Day is a Success! On March 8, 2011 approximately 70 high school students and their teachers attended Student Day at the 2011 Governor’s Occupational Safety and Health Conference at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland. The program…
Get a job, Work safe What are the top injuries for young workers? Find out and learn how to avoid spending time in the emergency room. Get safety training… Get safety training. Even a simple task, like making coffee in a drive-through coffee house, has risks: burns from steam, customer violence, or heat stress. You…
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People under the age of 25 are twice as likely to be injured on the job than other workers. O[yes] works to educate its constituency of young workers, educators, employers, parents, and labor and trade associations through outreach, advocacy, and sharing of resources. We pool our expertise, leverage resources, and recognize the diversity and knowledge of our partners and the voice of young workers.