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Action Alerts
Friday, October 6, 2023   (0 Comments - view/add)
Security Alert! Protestors Still Oppose Forestry »
At least a dozen windows at Portland, Oregon’s World Forestry Center were smashed a day ahead of a forest industry confere...
Friday, September 15, 2023   (0 Comments - view/add)
Share Your Top Trucking Industry Issues with ATRI »
T he American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) has launched the trucking  2023 Top Industry Issues Survey...

News, Events, Reminders
Friday, May 9, 2025   (0 Comments - view/add)
Attention Golfers! »
Attention Golfers! Don’t miss out on this fun event! The 2025 Log a Load f...
Friday, May 9, 2025   (0 Comments - view/add)
Audit Success »
Audit Success AOL Receives a Clean Bill of Financial Health AOL undergoes a lev...
Friday, May 9, 2025   (0 Comments - view/add)
Seats Going Fast: “For the Trees” at OMSI, May 13–14 »
Don't miss the groundbreaking 360° virtual reality film screening at OMSI’s Kendall Planetarium about working forests.&nbs...
Friday, May 9, 2025   (0 Comments - view/add)
Forest Fire Weather Forecast »
Forest Fire Weather Forecast Plan for a 2025 Summer of Worsening Industrial Fire Conditions in July and August...
Friday, May 9, 2025   (0 Comments - view/add)
Upcoming AOL Events »
   June 20   Log a Load for Kids Golf Fundraiser  -  Bandon Crossings Golf Course  &nbs...

SAIF Workers Comp Services
Friday, November 8, 2024   (0 Comments - view/add)
New Pesticide Safety Resource for Forestry »
Introducing resources for reforestation supervisors, safety professionals, pesticide handlers and crew:   A handboo...
Friday, September 15, 2023   (0 Comments - view/add)
SAIF Declares $135 Million Dividend »
On September 6, SAIF declared a $135 million dividend for all its policyholders combined. The dividend will be distributed...
Friday, September 15, 2023   (0 Comments - view/add)
DCBS Accepts New Lower Workers’ Compensation Rates »
On September 6, 2023 the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services (DCBS) announced another reduction in Workers...

Group Benefits, Insurance, Discounts
Friday, May 9, 2025   (0 Comments - view/add)
AOL Insurance –Take a Look! »
Health insurance coverage is available from Health Net Insurance at very competitive rates — only to AOL members.&nb...
Friday, May 9, 2025   (0 Comments - view/add)
Paid Leave Oregon is ready, Are you? »
Paid Leave Oregon is available to employees who currently work in Oregon and who made at least $1,000 in Oregon the previo...
Friday, May 9, 2025   (0 Comments - view/add)
Uninsured Drivers Impact Insurance Costs »
In 2023, more than 1 in 7 drivers across the US (15.4%) were uninsured, an increase of 3% over the prior six years. &...
Friday, April 18, 2025   (0 Comments - view/add)
AOL Insurance –Take a Look! »
Health insurance coverage is available from Health Net Insurance at very competitive rates — only to AOL members....
Friday, April 4, 2025   (0 Comments - view/add)

Safety & Health
Friday, May 9, 2025   (0 Comments - view/add)
Near Miss Communication: Preventing Future Accidents »
Effective near miss communication is vital for enhancing safety in logging operations.  Near miss reporting helps by...
Friday, April 18, 2025   (0 Comments - view/add)
Oregon Yarding and Loading Safety Training is NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE! »
The Oregon Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (OR-FACE) Program, in collaboration with Jeff Wimer (Logging Safety...
Friday, April 4, 2025   (0 Comments - view/add)
Oregon Yarding and Loading Safety Training is NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE! »
The  Oregon Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (OR-FACE) Program , in collaboration with Jeff Wimer (Logging...
Friday, March 21, 2025   (0 Comments - view/add)
Safe Logging Near BPA Transmission Lines »
Guidelines for logging near Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) transmission lines emphasize key safety precautions:...
Friday, February 7, 2025   (0 Comments - view/add)
Important Reminder to Post OSHA 300 and 300A Forms »
IMPORTANT REMINDER : Posting requirements for the  OSHA 300  and  300A  forms . You can find instruct...

Workforce, Human Resources, Labor
Friday, April 18, 2025   (0 Comments - view/add)
New minimum wage rates announced »
New minimum wage rates announced For hours worked July 1 st  and forward,  Oregon’s minimum wage rates &nb...
Friday, April 18, 2025   (0 Comments - view/add)
What Oregon employers need to know about immigration status »
What Oregon employers need to know about immigration status What Employers Should Know: Oregon law requires emplo...
Friday, April 4, 2025   (0 Comments - view/add)
Participate in Oregon’s Forestry Workforce Survey »
Associated Oregon Loggers invites all member companies to complete a survey about Oregon’s forestry workforce, which is d...
Friday, March 21, 2025   (0 Comments - view/add)
Help Shape VR Training for Future Loggers! – Join the Logging Safety Advisory Committee »
Oregon State University Extension in partnership with Associated Oregon Loggers is launching a  Virtual Reality (VR)...
Friday, February 7, 2025   (0 Comments - view/add)
Help Shape VR Training for Future Loggers! – Join the Logging Safety Advisory Committee »
Oregon State University Extension in partnership with Associated Oregon Loggers is launching a  Virtual Reality (VR)...

OPL & Professional Qualification
Friday, May 9, 2025   (0 Comments - view/add)
Oregon Professional Logger - OPL What to Know »
Oregon Professional Logger -  OPL What to Know HOW TO GET OPL QUALIFIED for your COMPANY OPL-Q...
Friday, May 9, 2025   (0 Comments - view/add)
Oregon Professional Logger - OPL What to Know »
Oregon Professional Logger -  OPL What to Know HOW TO GET OPL QUALIFIED for your COMPANY OPL-Q...
Friday, April 18, 2025   (0 Comments - view/add)
Oregon Professional Logger - OPL What to Know »
Oregon Professional Logger -  OPL What to Know HOW TO GET OPL QUALIFIED for your COMPANY? OP...
Friday, April 4, 2025   (0 Comments - view/add)
WHY INDIVIDUAL QP PERSON? »
WHY INDIVIDUAL QP PERSON? In 2023, Oregon’s SFI-certified mills and landowners began requiring an individual OPL-QP p...
Friday, March 21, 2025   (0 Comments - view/add)
WHY INDIVIDUAL QP PERSON? »
In 2023, Oregon’s SFI-certified mills and landowners began requiring an individual OPL-QP person, employed by each OPL-qua...

Policymaking & Advocacy
Friday, May 9, 2025   (0 Comments - view/add)
Oregon Wildfire Funding Update – HB 3940 »
Oregon Wildfire Funding Update – HB 3940 For forest operators, the wildfire funding package (HB 3940) isn’t just anoth...
Friday, May 9, 2025
Democrats Unveil Costly $2 Billion Transportation Bill »
Republicans and Business Coalitions Lobby for Revisions   Oregon Democratic-majority legislative leaders on...
Friday, April 18, 2025   (0 Comments - view/add)
USDA Memo Streamlines USFS Timber »
USDA Memo Streamlines USFS Timber April 3 rd , USDA Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins issued a  Secretarial M...
Friday, April 4, 2025   (0 Comments - view/add)
Oregon Loggers Elevate Forestry Priorities in Washington DC »
This week, Associated Oregon Loggers joined forestry leaders from across the country in Washington, D.C., for the 2025 Ame...
Friday, April 4, 2025   (0 Comments - view/add)
If You Don’t Want New Taxes… Speak-Up at Town Halls »
Oregon lawmakers are asking voters about raising more taxes to increase spending in the next State budget.  Repu...

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