Oregon Occupational Safety and Health
10/15/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/15/2025 14:13
Media contest invites Oregon high school students to promote heat illness prevention for young workers
For immediate release
Oct. 15, 2025
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Aaron Corvin, Public Information Officer
971-718-6973, aaron.corvin@dcbs.oregon.gov
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Win cash for creative videos, graphic designs
Salem - High school students across Oregon are encouraged to showcase their video or graphic design skills by competing for cash prizes on behalf of improving workplace safety and health for young workers.
The 2026 media contest, organized by the Oregon Young Employee Safety (O[yes]) Coalition, calls on participants to create an ad - through a compelling graphic design or video - that captures the attention of teen workers and convinces them to take the Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division's (Oregon OSHA) heat-illness prevention online course. The idea is to show teen workers that the online course is an essential tool they can use to protect themselves from heat-related hazards while on the job - especially when they're working during the summer months.
Participants get to choose the key message, theme, or tagline they believe will rivet their audience and prompt it to act. The target audience is teen workers or teens who are preparing to work for the first time. The contest is now open for submissions. To compete, participants may submit either a graphic design or a video that is no more than 90 seconds in length.
Participants are expected to choose their key message, theme, or tagline in a wise and positive manner, including constructive and effective messages and language.
The top three entries in each of the two media categories will take home cash prizes ranging from $300 to $500. In each category, the first-place winner's school, club, or organization will receive a matching award. Moreover, O[yes] will use the best of the submissions as ads in its ongoing efforts to improve on-the-job safety and health protections for teens.
While they carry out their projects, participants must ensure the health and safety of their team. No one should be endangered while creating their video or graphic design project.
The deadline for submissions is 5 p.m. Friday, Jan. 30, 2026.
Participants must submit entries online.
For more information about the entry form and rules, contest expectations, and resources - including previous contest winners - visit the O[yes] online contest page.
The contest sponsors are local Oregon chapters of the American Society of Safety Professionals, Construction Safety Summit, Central Oregon Safety & Health Association, Hoffman Construction Company, Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences at Oregon Health & Science University, Oregon OSHA, SafeBuild Alliance, SAIF Corporation, and the SHARP Alliance.
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About the Oregon Young Employee Safety Coalition (O[yes]): (O[yes]) is a nonprofit dedicated to preventing young worker injuries and fatalities. O[yes] members include safety and health professionals, educators, employers, labor and trade associations, and regulators. Visit youngemployeesafety.org.
About Oregon OSHA:
Oregon OSHA, a division of the Department of Consumer and Business Services, enforces the state's workplace safety and health rules and works to improve workplace safety and health for all Oregon workers. For more information, go to osha.oregon.gov.
The Department of Consumer and Business Services is Oregon's largest business regulatory and consumer protection agency. For more information, go to https://www.oregon.gov/dcbs/.
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