Four Richmond students are celebrating this week after winning the 2018 London Drugs Student Safety Video Award, run in conjunction with WorkSafeBC.
Hugh Boyd Secondary School students Keerthana Ramanathan, Talia Aarons, Olivia Topp, and Alicia Zhang won the award with their submission, Listen to your gut, in the Grade 8-10 category.
The winning video recreates unsafe working scenarios in a kitchen and carpentry workshop with an animated “gut puppet” sharing safety advice.
The students will win a share of a $10,000 prize package for themselves and their school.
The 2018 WorkSafeBC student safety video contest, now in its twelfth year, asked participants to submit two-minute videos around the theme, “Listen to your gut.”
The topic challenged students to explore how trusting your instincts can help keep you safe at work.
There were 45 entries in 2018 from 30 schools across B.C., with over 150 students participating.
Since 2006, the contest has received 607 entries and approximately 2,000 students have participated.
The contest is open to B.C. students in Grades 8-12 and entries are judged on the impact of their safety message, original creative concept, and technical execution.
