34 The Mainline OPL & Professional Qualification OPL REVIEW Current News and Educational Opportunities for OPL Qualification May 2024 Oregon Professional Logger (OPL) administered by AOL OPL UPDATES—Latest news about OPL requirements and 2023 individual qualification OPL ACTION IN 2024… TO COMPLETE the ‘OPL BRIDGE’! ;To keep OPL next year, each OPL company must employ an OPL-trained person ; That individual “Qualified Professional” (QP) must have completed four new core courses, hold a valid first aid card, and complete continuing education credits (CE) 1. ‘Bridge’ OPL Qualified Companies—Four new required OPL core QP courses must be completed by one person—no later than 2024 for your QP individual employed by your company. Requirement includes a QP or OS person completing the following: 4x QP new full-day courses; plus OPL-CE credits; plus valid first aid card. 2. Reserve a seat now for new OPL core courses—For your company’s Qualified Professional (QP) person. Also, for your company’s optional Onsite Supervisor (OS) person(s). 3. QP and OS courses in-person now available—Located in each of five regions. QP and OS in-person training courses are open for registration in 2023–24. 4. All five QP and OS courses online available this summer—Coming soon, on-demand courses. 5. Registration required—Contact AOL to get registered and attend; $60 fee per person/course. WHO – OPL Companies wanting to maintain company OPL-qualification. WHAT – OPL core courses must be completed by one employed individual per company, in 2023–24. WHEN – During 2024 for ‘Bridge’ OPL companies; ‘Bridge’ expires 12/31/24. HOW – Employed individual (at least one) must complete one-time QP core course training; plus every two years complete OPL-CE continuing ed credits, and show a valid first aid/CPR card. WHERE – In each of five regions across Oregon, core courses offered in-person in 2024 (online option also available summer 2024). WHY – Trained individual is NOW REQUIRED by SFI-certified mills and landowners (now, the trained “Individual” is OPL-required). 2023 OPL CHANGE In 2023, the OPL Standard changed to require individual person qualification, employed by the company. To maintain company OPL-qualification, at least one individual employed by each contract logging company must take OPL core courses one time for the Qualified Professional (QP), plus the person must every two years complete OPL-CE credits and show a valid first aid card. COMPLETE NEW OPL QUALIFICATION BY END OF 2024 ;2023 OPL standard requires one-time, 4x course, individual Qualified Professional (QP) ;Individual qualification = employed person must attend new courses once during 2023–2024 For more OPL information about the individual qualification, course schedule, and registration, call AOL at 503.364.1330, or online: https://oregonloggers.org/page/OPL Oregon Professional Logger program (OPL) is a voluntary professional standard that qualifies logging operator individuals and their employer company, in a program of continuing education about Oregon forest practices, safety, business, and sustainable forestry. OPL is the ‘Qualified Logging Professional’ training program, recognized by Oregon’s Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI). The OPL is administered by Associated Oregon Loggers, Inc, for loggers and forest operators working in Oregon forests.
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