Parkrose High captures 2016 O[yes] video prizes
We congratulate students from Portland's Parkrose High School for claiming both 1st and 2nd prizes for videos entered into the O[yes] video contest! The goal of this annual video contest,...
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2015 O[yes] Video Contest Kick Off
The Oregon Young Employee Safety Coalition (O[yes]) announces the 2015 high school safety video contest. The theme? Speak up. Work safe. Work shouldn't cost you your future. While we know many...
Training Young Workers: How-To’s for Employers
We recently heard about two terribly tragic young worker fatalities in Washington and in Calgary. The first, a fifteen-year-old working near a gravel crusher, had held the job for only a month...
Making a Difference
It seemed strange, at first, to jump from the joys and celebrations of the O[yes]video contest screening, to the sadness of Worker Memorial Day two days later. And yesterday was truly a day of...
Talking Safety Comes to Town: A few spaces left
Looking for new ways to connect with youth and younger workers about workplace safety? There's still space in the February 26 Train-the-Trainer Class on Youth@Work: Talking Safety. This specific...
The 2014 O[yes] Contest Opens!
You may recall seeing Safety: the Musical - last year's 1st place winning video produced by students from Salem Academy. The contest is designed to increase awareness about safety on the job for...
Lessons Learned from a Commuting Crash
Even with brand new, shiny brakes, sometimes you just can’t stop. I learned that lesson the hard way this summer while I was interning at CROET. I biked to work every day; it saved time, gas money,...
Partnering for Safety with Young Workers
Here in Oregon, as in many other places, we communicate and collaborate with those sharing our quest to improve workplace safety, health and wellness. In the case of O[yes] - the Oregon Young...
“Safety: the Musical” and Other Winning O[yes] Videos!
Those of us attending the 5th Annual 2013 O[yes] safety video contest screening and awards event yesterday were in for a rare treat! Oregon high school students attended with friends, parents...
Share Safety Messages: Earn some cash!
'Tis time for Oregon high school student producers to think about what creative piece they will submit for this year's O[yes] Speak up. Work safe. video contest! Thanks to continuing support from...