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May -- Safe Jobs for Youth Month

2010 Young Worker Safety Poster Contest

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Are you a California teen between 14 and 18? Design a poster highlighting job safety and health for teens and you could win a cash prize!

Your poster may be in any media ... pen and ink, collage, paint, photography, computer, etc.

For more information, see below or check out the Contest Flyer.

Who Can Enter?

  • All youth between the ages of 14-18 who live in California.

How Do I Enter?

  • Create a poster up to 17" x 22" in any language with a theme related to "Safe Jobs for Youth." For ideas on your theme, see Helpful Tips.

  • Fill out and sign the Entry/Release Form.

  • All entries must include a poster and your entry form. They must be postmarked or hand delivered no later than November 2, 2009.

  • Mail or bring your entry to:

    Donna Iverson
    Labor Occupational Health Program, UC Berkeley
    2223 Fulton Street, 4th Floor
    Berkeley, CA 94720-5120

What Are the Prizes?

  • One First Prize: $400
  • One Second Prize: $300
  • One Third Prize: $200

When Will Winners Be Notified?

All winners will be notified no later than May 1, 2010. A complete list of winners, along with the winning poster, will be posted on this website and distributed to schools and libraries throughout California.

Who Sponsors the Contest?

The Safe Jobs for Youth Month poster contest is conducted by the California Partnership for Young Worker Health and Safety, a statewide collaboration sponsored by the California Commission on Health and Safety and Workers’ Compensation and coordinated by the Labor Occupational Health Program at the University of California, Berkeley.

Questions?


Copyright 2009, Labor Occupational Health Program, UC Berkeley.
This page last modified: April 2009
Photos by: Rebecca Letz