- Application Process
- Eligibility
- Time Conflicts
- Stipends
- Project Details
The location of office space fore each team will be arranged by OHIP staff on a case by case bases. Students are responsible for transportation to their assigned office space during work days. Some project may require acces to a car to visit worksites not accesssible by mass transit.
When and where is the student orientation and who covers the cost to attend?
All OHIP interns are required to attend a three day orientation June 19, 20 and 21, in Los Angeles, California. Students who will be doing their internship outside of Los Angeles will be provided lodging and given travel stipends to attend the orientation. Students who will be doing their internship in Los Angeles will be reimbursed for local travel to attend the orientation.
What kinds of projects will I work on?
We are in the process of identifying potential projects and sponsoring unions and employers for next summer. Below are some examples that may be selected:
- researching heat stress problems among farm workers
- researching current safety and training practices at construction sites
- evaluating patient lifting procedures or guidelines to prevent back injury to nurses and other health care providers
See Past Summer Projects for a description of projects from previous years.
How will interns be matched to their projects?
Interns will be matched to projects based on specific technical skills or languages needed as well as expressed areas of interest. Most teams will include students from different disciplines, combining graduate and undergraduate students.
What will I be expected to do to complete the internship?
We want students to have a learning experience that provides an understanding of the world of work from the worker's point of view. Each project is designed to maximize contact between workers and students using interviews, surveys, and other tools, as well as worksite tours to observe work practices and conditions. Each team will "give something back" to the workers/union that can be used to improve THE work environment.
The final products for each team project will include:
- A "give-back" product for the worker organization that each team will determine is most useful. Some examples are:
- Developing and disseminating information for workers on hazards using fact sheets, laminated wallet cards, posters, audio CDs, training materials, and other forms of educational materials
- Conducting training sessions to groups of workers in hazards
- Presenting your findings and recommendation to the worksite organization's executive board or staff
- Preparing a detailed report to the leadership of the worksite organization
- A Power Point presentation, to share with the other interns at the end of the summer.
- A summary for OHIP on what you did and what you learned: this can be a separate short narrative or incorporated into written notes describing the slides in the Power Point. An abstract/project summary is also needed.
|
Design by Carl Brentlinge |