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Two students from Sisters High School took home first-place honors and $500 for their public service announcement promoting young worker safety and health. Drew Corrigan and Mitch Keranen created the 45-second video “The Importance of Ear Protection.” The PSA features the return of “Safety Man,” who intervenes in time to stop a young worker from damaging his hearing. Sisters High School also won a matching amount of prize money.

“We just love making videos that make each other laugh,” said Corrigan. “It was a surprise to win. The contest has really opened my eyes (and ears) to the hazards teen face in the workplace. It was a great learning experience.”

Corrigan took second place in the 2011 contest when he debuted his character “Safety Man.”

The other winners are as follows:

Second place ($400):
Austin Coburn and Jonah Netland
Salem Academy, Salem
“The Safety Police”

Third place – tie ($300):
Donald Sage and Carly Hamer
Springfield High School, Springfield
“Better to be Safe Than Sorry”

Michael Norris, Trent Bennett, Lauren Nollette, Nathan Reed, Mellanie Boeckel, Garrett Tolman, and Kori Cox
St. Helens High School, St. Helens
“St Helens HS Building Construction”

The award ceremony was April 14 at Northern Lights Theatre in Salem where we met the finalists, saw their videos, and announced our winners. You can view all of the top finalists and two honorable mention videos on YouTube.

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This Young Worker Video Contest is sponsored by the Oregon Young Employee Safety Coalition – O[yes].