30 The Mainline OPL & Professional Qualification OPL REVIEW Current News and Educational Opportunities for OPL Qualification June 2024 Oregon Professional Logger (OPL) administered by AOL OPL UPDATES—Latest news about OPL requirements and 2023 individual qualification COMPLETE NEW OPL QUALIFICATION BY END OF 2024 ;To keep OPL next year, each OPL company must employ an OPL-trained person ; That individual “Qualified Professional” (QP) must complete four new core courses, have valid first aid card, and obtain continuing education credits (CE) ;Individual qualification = employed person attends new courses only one time ;WHY?—OPL-qualified individual employed by each OPL contractor is now required by SFI-certified mills and landowners WHAT TO DO? • ‘Bridge’ OPL Qualified Companies—No later than December 31, 2024, four new required OPL core QP courses must be completed by one employed Qualified Professional (QP) person. • Optional Onsite Supervisor (OS)—Add extra field supervision; one new full-day OS course. • In-person or online QP and OS courses now available. • QP Course registration required—Contact AOL to attend; $60 fee/person/course. 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. OPL CE RESOURCES—Finding continuing education (CE) classes for individuals OPL PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION CORE COURSES A total of 25 in-person OPL core courses are scheduled during 2024, for locations in all five regions of the state. These OPL core courses are the one-time requirement for individuals seeking to complete the individual qualification for Qualified Professional (QP) and Onsite Supervisor (OS). • By the end of 2024, each OPL company to retain their OPL status must employ at least one OPL Qualified Professional (QP) trained person. • Coming soon! Stay tuned! Online, on-demand, OPL core courses will be available this summer! • To view a full-year 2024 listing of 25 OPL in-person courses and their locations, please view the full-year schedule in this Mainline. • The 2024 OPL Course Schedule is also available online at the AOL website: www.oregonloggers.org.
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