16 The Mainline At the Associated Oregon Loggers Annual Convention recognition dinner, held January 19, Mark Dvorscak was recognized as the 2023 AOL Safety Professional. AOL President Tom Dober honored Mark’s career as a safety leader and innovator. Mark was joined at the event by his wife Roberta, brother and sister-in-law Dave and Dorothy, and a room full of AOL members appreciative of his inspiring safety career. AOL’s Safety Professional Award honors a member individual, group, or business who is a leader or exemplifies the importance of working safely and staying healthy in Oregon forests, logging, transportation, or associated forest business. Mark Dvorscak, safety coordinator with Lone Rock Timber Management Co., has demonstrated an ongoing commitment to safety, occupational health, and worker wellness in logging and forest operations, making valuable contributions throughout his career. The association is pleased to honor this successful safety coordinator who is a safe role model for workers not only with his company, but also across the broader forest contract community of Douglas County and AOL membership. Mark started his logging career in 1977 at the age of 21, where his first job was piling brush on the landing. It didn’t take long to prove his worth, and soon was setting chokers on a Skagit GT3 swing yarder. He loved working in the woods, and in 1987 started work for Lone Rock Timber as a timber faller. His falling experience was followed by eleven years in the surveying and engineering department. In 2009, Mark’s leadership advanced him to become Lone Rock’s first full-time Safety Coordinator. Within just three years as Coordinator, the fruits of Mark’s labors showed fewer injuries and lower MOD rates for Lone Rock Timber & Logging. Safe work results quickly convinced managers to support Mark’s efforts, giving him greater authority to do what it took to develop a new company safety culture. Lone Rock managers gave unwavering support for safety. His passion for people and great work made a huge impact on the safety of hundreds of forest workers spanning the next 15 years. Mark was always available 24/7 for any issue or incident that he could address for the better. He gained management support from the top-down about the importance of crew safety on every jobsite and for every person—no matter the difficulty of the situation. He increased awareness of safety programs in the field, impressing on others their personal role, before and during the work for always safe practices. 2023 AOL Safety Professional Award Mark Dvorscak Lone Rock Logging Co. / Lone Rock Timber Management Co., Roseburg, Oregon News, Events, Reminders
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