Speaking out for work safety is not an easy thing to do as a young worker who maybe is taking on their first real job. But, saying something or refusing to work in unsafe conditions can save a life, and that message got through in two student-created videos that won top notch awards from WorkSafeBC.

Two students from Walnut Grove Secondary School have won top awards for two separate video contests on student work safety through WorkSafeBC.

Ethan Eigenfeldt鈥檚 video,鈥淔ind your voice鈥� is the BC Safety Authority Student Safety Video contest award winner taking home $2,500 prize money to be shared between him and the school. Student Kevin Kim鈥檚 video, 鈥淪peak Out鈥� has won the Seaspan Student Safety Video contest award, which also shares prize money of $2,500.

In addition, 鈥淔ind Your Voice鈥� is being recognized in a national competition through the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health & Safety. Grand prize for this contest is $2,000 to be split between the school and the student.

There were 45 entries this year but these two videos stood out, said Robin Schooley, of WorkSafe BC who presented the two students with their awards at the Tuesday 91原创 Board of Education meeting.

The theme this year was speak up for safety.

The two teen film makers were tasked with having to make a script, story board and filming and editing their short movies.

鈥淭his nice thing is these videos are on YouTube, and have a long shelf life, they live online,鈥� said Schooley.

William Clewes of Seaspan congratulated Kim on the message his video had about speaking out and doing something about bullying in the workplace.

鈥淎t Seaspan we went from 120 employees to 1,200 in one year. A lot of those are young people so they need to see videos like this,鈥� said Clewes.

Kelly Moon of the B.C. Safety Authority said there are a lot of apprentices out there but they need proper training and supervision to keep them safe.

91原创 Superintendent of Schools Gord Stewart remarked that these videos show excellence in work.

鈥淚t takes courage to put that kind of video together,鈥� he said Tuesday.