What: SAIF will be presenting two free half-day seminars on agricultural safety and health on Wednesday, January 22, and Thursday, January 23. The Thursday session will be entirely in Spanish.
Who should attend: The seminars are designed primarily for people working in agriculture but are open to anyone interested in ag safety and health—they don’t have to be insured by SAIF.
When: Wednesday, January 22, and Thursday, January 23, from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Lunch is included.
Where: Bargeway Pub & Catering, located at 1535 Bargeway Road in the Dalles.
More information: Below and at saif.com/agseminars. Photos from previous seminars are available by request.
SAIF touring state with free agricultural safety seminars
The seminars are available in English and Spanish.
SAIF is visiting cities across the state to offer free agriculture safety sessions.
SAIF has offered agricultural safety seminars for nearly 30 years, helping Oregon’s farm owners, managers, and workers stay safe in one of the most hazardous industries.
The seminars are designed primarily for people working in agriculture but are open to anyone interested in safety and health—they don’t have to be insured by SAIF.
SAIF is conducting 31 free ag safety seminars in 16 cities across Oregon. Seminars will continue through March and 10 of the seminars will be presented entirely in Spanish.
This year’s seminars focus on four topics:
- Navigating Oregon OSHA’s top citations
- Coexisting with agricultural chemicals
- Cold stress safety on the farm
- Emergency first aid on the farm
SAIF will also host online webinars in March in English and Spanish.
In-person seminars are coming up in The Dalles, Central Point, Mt. Angel, Salem, Hood River, Clackamas, Bandon, Wilsonville, Klamath Falls, and Madras.
Spanish seminars will be held in The Dalles, Central Point, Mt. Angel, Salem, Hood River, Clackamas, Wilsonville, and Madras.
All will run from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., and lunch will be provided.
Employers with small ag businesses who attend the seminar, or watch the webinars, will meet OSHA’s instructional requirement—one of four requirements that exempt small agricultural operations from random OSHA inspections.
Three hours of technical and one hour of business continuing education credits are available from the Landscape Contractors Board. Three producer continuing education credit hours for licensed insurance agents are approved by DCBS. We are pleased to announce the Oregon Department of Agriculture has approved the seminar for two core pesticide continuing education credits.
More information—including registration details—can be found at www.saif.com/agseminars.
About SAIF
SAIF is Oregon’s not-for-profit workers’ compensation insurance company. For more than 100 years, we’ve been taking care of injured workers, helping people get back to work, and striving to make Oregon the safest and healthiest place to work. For more information, visit the About SAIF page on saif.com.
