33 March 2025 › Conduct. QP and OS individuals abide by the OPL Professional Conduct Code. › Provisional. IF an OPL-Qualified company loses the employ of its only QP individual—or a necessary OS individual to help oversee several operations—then that company can retain OPL-Qualification for up to 10 months following the loss. This provisional grace period allows the company time to employ a QP or OS individual, or time for an individual to complete required courses. B. Qualified Professional (QP) individual person OPL Rules are these: a. Qualified Professional (QP) qualification requires completion of the following for QP-qualified individual: i. Four QP Core Courses, each eight hours (individual one-time requirement); ii. Valid First Aid/CPR card verified (completed separately by individual); AND iii. 16 credits Continuing Education (CE) (completed in each two-year period by individual). b. QP Core Courses (4) are the following (individual one-time requirement): i. Forest Practices QP (8-credit hour course) ii. Sustainable Forestry QP (8-credit hour course) iii. Safety & Technology QP (8-credit hour course) iv. Business & Leadership QP (8-credit hour course) c. QP individual abides by the OPL Professional Conduct Code. d. An individual may submit a written request to waive or ‘challenge’ a QP Core Course, which is limited to equivalent prior education and experience that may substitute for a course. C. Onsite Supervisor (OS) individual person OPL Rules are these: a. Onsite Supervisor (OS) is an optional qualification available for individuals. OS training is an employee development tool to upskill supervisors. OS may be needed to cover supervision of field crews. b. Field crew operations of the company are overseen by either an individual Qualified Professional (QP), or an individual Onsite Supervisor (OS) employed by the company—“oversight” as determined by the company. The OS credential is optional. c. Onsite Supervisor (OS) qualification requires completion of the following for OS-qualified individual: i. One OS Core Course, ‘Onsite Supervisor’ OS, 8-hour course (individual one-time requirement); ii. Valid First Aid/CPR card verified (completed separately by individual); AND iii. 8 credits Continuing Education (CE) (completed in each two-year period by individual). d. OS individual abides by the OPL Professional Conduct Code. WHY 2023 OPL RULE CHANGE? —OPL Rules are necessary to meet SFI individual logger training requirements —Requiring an individual trained person, a Qualified Professional (QP) Individual person OPL Rules for logger training required by SFI purchasers. AOL in 2023 had to revise OPL to meet the Sustainable Forestry Initiative Standard (SFI). Oregon SFI-certified mills and landowners in January 2023 began requiring the individual logger training element by OPL-qualified contract companies. MORE OPL INFORMATION As an AOL member—when you are logged-in to the AOL website you can access many training resources: › Member-only resources: https://oregonloggers.org/page/OnlineOPLCredits › Email your inquiry to: [email protected] › Visit AOL website (Oregon Professional Logger page): https://oregonloggers.org/page/OPL Or, call the AOL office for assistance: 503.364.1330 t OPL & Professional Qualification
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy Nzc3ODM=