Portland and Salem teams also earn prizes
Salem, OR — Students at Sisters High School won $500 for their first-place video titled “Canteen Catastrophe” in an annual safety video contest that promotes young worker safety and the importance of speaking up.
The winning video, which is in a one-shot-style format, follows a worker – played by Shelby Larson – as she walks through a workplace kitchen noticing hazards, but not speaking up. The video rewinds to the beginning and the worker informs someone about each of the hazards so they can be fixed.
The members of the winning Sisters High School team are:
Jackson Griffin
Shelby Larson
Colton Seymour
Skylar Wilkins
Sydney Wilkins
“We chose this part of workplace safety because most of us have jobs in the food industry and so these are real problems that we encounter every day,” said Sydney Wilkins.
Sisters High School also won a matching amount of prize money.
“We think this message is good for teen workers because if they find themselves in an unsafe work environment and don’t speak up, they can possibly get injured,” said Jackson Griffin.
Second- and third-place prizes also were awarded. They are as follows:
Second place ($400)
“Undercover Ross”
Parkrose High School, Portland
Created by:
Kayla Sanders
Ryan Matthews
Tim Vu
Phong Ta
Jacob Dryer
Ryan Vacano
Aida Najaf Abadi Nejad
Brad Frasier
Chance Henry
Sean Binder
Kaley Easton
Ben Muro
Benny Osborn
Third place ($300)
“Iceolated”
South Salem High School
Created by:
Dean Holman
Ambrose Walker
Rees Jones
The creators of the top videos were announced during a live streaming event on May 14. Sponsored by the Oregon Young Employee Safety Coalition (O[yes]), the annual video contest focuses on teen workers, who are twice as likely to be injured on the job, according to federal studies.
The contest is designed to increase awareness about safety for young workers, with the theme of “Speak up. Work safe.” Students were asked to create a video of no more than 90 seconds a teen job safety and health message. The videos were judged on creativity, production value, youth appeal, and the overall safety and health message.