We have closed the application process for 2023 GOSH Student/Early Professional Day. Thanks for your interest. Join us at the 2023 Oregon Governor’s Occupational Safety and Health Conference (GOSH). For nearly a decade, O[yes] has teamed up with the GOSH planning team and OSH professionals to create a full day, no-cost learning opportunity at GOSH….
High school students across the state 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 training. The training was developed in a partnership between Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) and the Oregon Young Employee Safety Coalition O[yes]. A 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place will be awarded…
Before starting a new job, young workers might have lots of questions. How can I speak up if I don’t know something? Will I lose my job if I speak up? How can I stay safe? And many others… To help with those questions, and to help young workers, employers of young workers, and parents,…
We are so proud of our media contest entries this year! If you didn’t see them all yet, check them out. We also appreciate Oregon news outlets for picking up on the contest and sharing news in various Oregon communities. Here are some of the recent news stories about the winning 2022 Oregon Young Employee…
The winners of our 2021-2022 Oyes Media Contest have been selected! Check out the winners. Students were invited to create either a 30-90 second video or graphic design that included the tagline “Work. It can be more dangerous than you think.” and highlighted the theme of young worker mental well-being. The top winners in each…
By Yewon Na Willamette University ’22Environmental Science & Public Health Major In the midst of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, I have had the opportunity to work as a student researcher for the Oregon Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (OR-FACE) team under Dr. Ryan Olson’s lab of the Occupational Health Sciences department at Oregon Health and…
A Working Student’s Perspective on Mental Health & ResilienceBy: Denali Sanders The first time I was forced to confront my own mortality was in my freshman year calculus class. I was feeling amazing until I got my exam 1 results back from the Utah State University testing center, which is when my giant (college freshman-sized)…
O[yes] joins organizations around the country in a campaign to increase awareness and promote workplace safety and health resources for teen workers. During this campaign, you too can share information with other young workers, parents, teachers, and employers! This effort is part of a larger campaign to protect teen workers at their jobs year-round. The…
By Malia Labrousse I distinctly remember the panic that flooded through my body when I heard conflict starting at the register. My coworker, just starting out at her 2nd or 3rd job, had asked a customer politely to put their mask on while ordering. Met with disdain and anger, she tried to recover the situation…
The winning video entry for our 2021 media contest, Safety – The Virtual Way, was created by a team from Parkrose High School. It reminds us both how to prevent on-the-job injuries and about the top cause of workplace injuries among young workers. We particularly liked how the video demonstrated a work team engaging together…