TORONTO — The fourth annual It’s Your Job student video contest encourages students to shed light on health and safety.
The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) is launching the contest in partnership with the Ontario Ministry of Labour.
To enter the contest, students can submit an original two minute video to illustrate the importance of working safely on the job. This year’s contest theme is Impairment at Work is Everyone’s Business.
The contest is specifically aimed at young people who are typically most at risk for workplace injuries, states a media release issued by the WSIB. Since 2001 there have been 37 traumatic fatalities among young workers aged 15 to 24.
There will be three provincial winners who will earn a cash prize for themselves and for their school. The first place entry wins $2,000 for the entrant(s) and $2,000 for their school; the second place winner gets $1,500 for the entrant(s), $1,500 for their school; and the third place entry wins $1,000 for the entrant(s) and $1,000 for their school.
The first place Ontario winner will go on to compete against secondary school winners from across the country as part of an annual national competition hosted by the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety.
“This contest is a creative way to get students in Ontario focused on health and safety and help them understand how to identify unsafe workplace scenarios,” said Elizabeth Witmer, WSIB chair, in a statement. The contest is open to current Ontario secondary school students. The video submission deadline is March 2, 2018. For more information visit www.wsib.on.ca.
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