ASSE Kids "Safety-on-the-Job" NAOSH 07 Poster Contest Rules

ASSE Sponsors 5th Annual ‘Safety-on-the-Job' Kids' Poster Contest for ASSE Members' Children, Grandchildren, Nieces and Nephews

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2007 ‘SAFETY-ON-THE-JOB' KIDS' POSTER CONTEST

For North American Occupational Safety and Health Week (May 6 – May 12, 2007)

Occupational Safety and Health Professional Day (May 9, 2007)

The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) is sponsoring the fifth annual ‘Safety-on-the-Job' Kids Poster Contest for children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews of our members as part of the North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH) Week tribute to the importance of occupational safety, health and the environment. NAOSH Week will be held Sunday, May 6 – Saturday, May 12, 2007. The poster contest competition kicks off Wednesday, September 19, 2006 and ends on Valentine's Day, February 14, 2007. All entries must be postmarked by Wednesday, February 14, 2007.

The contest will be broken down into five age groups with the winning poster from each category to be featured on the NAOSH Week 2007poster. The posters entered will be displayed in Washington, D.C. during NAOSH Week at the U.S. Department of Labor. The Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA along with the ASSE President and a representative from the Canadian Society of Safety Engineering (CSSE) will introduce the poster contest winners at the national NAOSH kick-off in Washington, D.C.

The posters will also be displayed at ASSE's annual Professional Development Conference & Exposition to be held in Orlando in June. An independent panel of judges will select the five winning entries that best illustrate the theme ‘Safety-on-the-Job.' Prizes will be awarded to all entrants and each age group winner will win a $1,000 savings bond.

The entry form and contest rules are below. Be sure to read all the rules carefully so that all posters/drawings will be eligible. Before the children begin drawing, we urge you to talk to them about workplace safety and provide examples of what risks occupational safety, health and environmental professionals address every day on the job, and if possible, provide them with examples of workplace situations. Visit www.asse.org/naosh06/ for examples of children's workplace safety posters and ASSE's "Safety Through the Decades" timeline. Have fun!

POSTER CONTEST RULES

  1. Entry is open to ASSE members' children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews between the ages of 5 and 14. There are five age categories with a winner from each age category: 1) ages 5-6, 2) ages 7-8, 3) ages 9-10, 4) ages 11-12 and 5) ages 13-14. Children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews of ASSE employees may not enter.
  2. The poster drawing must relate to the theme ‘Safety-on-the-Job' and should illustrate an example of safety at work. As you know, the description of the workplace is wide-ranging -- it can be at an office, a manufacturing plant, on the road, in a plane, on a train, a ship, a dock, at home, at the country's borders, a store, fire or police department, construction sites, state capitols, parks, pools, schools, etc. Encourage your children to be creative.
  3. The finished poster must be no larger than 11" x 14". Designs should be submitted on quality poster illustration board or heavy paper. Crayons or color pencils only should be used.
  4. Only one entry per child will be allowed. Parents/sponsors are limited to verbal assistance only. All drawings must be an individual effort and be free-hand originals. No traced pictures please.
  5. Each poster must have contestants name, age, address, telephone number, e-mail address if available, and sponsoring ASSE member name and member number clearly printed on the entry form and attached to the back of the poster to be eligible. Also add the name of the school they attend and their hobbies.
  6. All entries must be postmarked by Wednesday, February 14, 2007. All entries become the property of ASSE once submitted. However, we return all entries to the entrants. Send posters to:
    ASSE/NAOSH ‘Safety-on-the-Job' Kids' Poster Contest
    ASSE Public Relations Department
    1800 E. Oakton Street, Des Plaines, IL 60018
  7. Criteria for judging---creativity and how well the poster expresses the contest theme ‘Safety-on-the-Job.'
  8. Winning posters will be announced by March 25, 2007. A panel of independent judges will choose the winners.
  9. A $1,000 savings bond will go to each age group category winner. All entrants receive a prize.

Visit ASSE's website www.asse.org/naosh06/for the latest poster contest information, applications, sample posters and past winners.

If you have any questions please contact ASSE PR Manager Diane Hurns at 847-768-3413, dhurns@asse.org , PR Associate Sarajenie Smith at 847-768-3462, ssmith@asse.org or ASSE Customer Service at 847-699-2929, CustomerService@asse.org .

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