By Charlene Tebbutt

Humboldt high school students win provincial award for safety video

May 3, 2018 | 8:00 AM

Two high school students from Humboldt won a provincial contest for their video promoting workplace safety, and are now in contention for a national award.

Nathan Tremblay and Hannah MacKenzie from Humboldt Collegiate Institute won first place in the WorkSafe Saskatchewan 2018 Youth Video Contest. Together, the Grade 11 students created a short safety video using their local movie theatre, where Tremblay works part-time, as a setting.

“The idea is me, during a normal workday, ignoring every workplace hazard possible, leading to the worst possible outcome,” Tremblay told northeastNOW.

Tremblay and MacKenzie’s winning video will advance and will compete in a national contest hosted by the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety. The winners, including a fan favourite video, will be announced next week.

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The fan favourite is chosen by public vote, and voters can make their picks online.

Tremblay said he learned a lot while making the video, especially about the little things that can happen at work which have a big impact on overall safety.

“There’s way more stuff that you really need to pay attention to than you think,” he said. “And, when you think about it, you do lots of stuff in the name of safety when you’re working.”

WorkSafe Saskatchewan said 21 entries were received for the contest from 12 schools across the province. Entries were judged based on their technical merit, adherence to safety regulations, creativity and overall safety message, the organization said.

“The winning video surfaced by a significant margin due to the fact that it adhered to all of the qualifications,” Kevin Mooney, WCB’s Director of Prevention, said in a statement. “It scored top marks from the judging panel for its presentation of the WorkSafe message and technical components.”

Humboldt Collegiate Institute Teacher Tom Schwinghamer gave Tremblay and MacKenzie credit for their work on the video. The safety video is an optional assignment for students in the Communications and Media course at the school, he said.

“They do all the work. They do all the shooting, recording, editing,” Schwinghamer said. “The students do deserve all the credit for all the work that they do.”

Schwinghamer said the students’ first-place win was exciting for the entire school.

“It raises our school spirit when you have some good news coming to our students here about their accomplishments.”

Charlene.tebbutt@jpbg.ca

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