Young worker injured in ice cream shop
/ April 19, 2024 0 COMMENTS
Many young workers have jobs in food service, from the finest restaurants to food ...
Student/early professional day at the Cascade Conference
Student/early professional day at the Cascade Conference
This year’s Cascade Occupational Safety and Health Conference in Eugene featured a student/young professional day of those who were studying public health or occupational safety or ...
Prevent pesticide exposures among young workers
Prevent pesticide exposures among young workers
Written by Alan Martinez Pesticides are used in a wide variety of occupational settings – just a few of the examples include agriculture, forestry, water and wastewater treatment, ...
Student/Early Safety and Health Professional Day at the Cascade Occupational Safety and Health Conference
Student/Early Safety and Health Professional Day at the Cascade Occupational Safety and Health Conference
We are recruiting for students or early career safety and health professionals to spend some time at the Cascade Occupational Safety and Health Conference on March 4, 2024. Here is more ...
November was Young Employee Safety Awareness month – here’s some good reminders
November was Young Employee Safety Awareness month – here’s some good reminders
Written by OR-FACE November was Young Employee Safety Awareness Month – and these reminders are important all year long! (Note from editor) In honor of November being Young ...
Cash prizes! Media contest is on!
Cash prizes! Media contest is on!
High school students across Oregon are encouraged to submit a 30- to 90-second video or a graphic design that persuades young workers to take the Young Employee Safety Awareness online ...
Staying safe when working at night
Staying safe when working at night
Many jobs held by young workers are in retail or food establishments that operate into hours of darkness. This is especially true as the days get shorter and the weather cools. Talk ...
Finding safety & health allies
Finding safety & health allies
Written by Matt Agnew During my first year of graduate studies at Oregon State University, in the Environmental and Occupational MPH Program, I had multiple professors talk in great ...
Fatigue in young workers
Fatigue in young workers
by Bella Giusti This past spring, I was taking classes, working, volunteering, applying to internships, and socializing. I was struggling to keep up and would find myself falling asleep ...
Feeling the heat
Feeling the heat
Many young worker jobs have a lot of heat – and by that, I mean they might be working in a hot kitchen, or outside trimming trees in the sun, or scorching by a poolside as a lifeguard. ...
Summer jobs 101
Summer jobs 101
It doesn’t matter whether you are looking for a new summer job, or if you are looking to hire summer help, there are some great resources to help you get started. If you are looking for ...