From Neuroscience to Tumblr
This summer I decided to put on hold my adventures and take an internship at OHSU. My name is Eric Serres, I attend Western Oregon University and I am working to get a major in psychology and a...
Tag: Young Workers
Power of Collaboration
Everyday we see the power of collaboration. Yesterday we were lucky to see this demonstrated at the City of Portland Parks and Recreation Aquatic Division Award Breakfast. Kudos to the staff -...
A Summer of Swimming Pools and Tumblr
CROET has been lucky this summer to hire a terrific group of summer interns. One of the projects supported by two of these college student interns is a young worker safety, health and wellness...
Thinking about Careers in the Trades
Earlier this year we blogged about shortages predicted in the next generation of construction workers. One of our favorite events is happening this week - the Women in Trades Career Fair in...
Conversations Over Coffee: Young workers, cash and safety
Some of you have heard about my conversations with my 17-year old daughter regarding her workplace responsibility of handling cash and closing the facility alone at night. And many of us at...
CROET Summer Intern: Young Worker Training
I was an intern at CROET this past summer, working in the lab of Diane Rohlman. My project was to create a lesson plan about worker safety specifically geared towards young workers using videos...
Pull Out That Video Camera!
Oregon High School students have another opportunity to create a safety video for cash. The 2012 "Save a Friend, Work Safe" video contest, sponsored by O[yes] is underway. “This contest allowed...
Keeping Young Workers Safe: What are we missing?
Perhaps you've heard it said that workers under the age of 25 are twice as likely to get hurt on-the-job than older workers. Throughout the U.S. and abroad, organizations such as NIOSH, OSHA and...