1 - SAIF Corporation

SAIF Corporation
400 High Street SE
Salem, OR 97312
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Calendar issue 2008
SALEM, OR
PERMIT NO. 114
What does it mean
to be an Oregonian?
Well, it means you’re a little bit different and a little bit
proud of it. It also means that SAIF is working on your
behalf. Because we keep workers’ compensation rates
low across the state, whether you’re covered by us or
not. We’re committed to the people, the businesses,
and the state of Oregon. And that includes you.
Sidebyside
Jim Hauge
Environmental & Safety
Manager
Kettle Foods, Inc.
Encore Ceramics {Grants Pass} Hydro Horse {Merrill} entre prises {Bend} kettle foods {Salem} Yurt Works {Eugene}
DeSantis Landscapes {Salem} Klamath county {Klamath Falls} Pendleton Grain Growers {Pendleton}
stewart farms, columbia gorge organic {Hood River} biomass one {White City} the joinery {Portland} gerding
gerding/edlen
edlen {Portland}
{Portland}
www.saif.com
Spotlighting Oregon Innovators
Oregon’s uniqueness is the reason so many of us live and work here. Like the people and the landscape,
the businesses here reflect a distinctive Northwest quality.
The 12 policyholders featured in this calendar represent the thousands of employers in Oregon who
succeed through innovation, invention, and, oftentimes, sheer genius. Like the developer of underwater
horse treadmills or the deluxe yurt manufacturer, they find ways to innovate that distinguish themselves
in the marketplace. And many do so with sustainable practices.
SAIF is proud to call so many Oregon businesses our customers. We work hard to reduce their injuries,
cut their costs, and keep their workers’ compensation insurance rates low in order to give them the
ability to invest, innovate, and flourish. It not only makes them stronger, but helps grow the Oregon
economy, too.
Our goal is to continue making workers’ compensation insurance affordable and available while making
Oregon a safer place to work. We look forward to working with you and wish you a successful and safe
2008.
Brenda JP Rocklin
President and CEO
SAIF Corporation is Oregon’s not-for-profit, state-chartered workers’ compensation insurance company. We have offices in Baker City, Bend,
Eugene, Medford, North Bend, Pendleton, Portland, Roseburg, and Salem.
On the cover: Ramon Medina of DeSantis Landscapes grooms groundcover next to a creekbed in Salem. Photo by Lynn Howlett Editor-in-Chief: Lyn Zielinski-Mills
Writers: Dave Miller, Melaney Moisan Coordinators: Linnea Garcia, Sara Padilla Art Director: Mary Ann Potter Photographers: David Gibb, Lynn Howlett, Uwe Schneider
Special thanks to: Trevor Ansbro, Scott Clark, J. David Cunliffe, Chris Davie, Amber Fries, Rick Hanson, Michelle Harper, Tim Hendrix, Chris Hill, Mary Hoskins, Mark Noll,
Bonnie Robbins, Brenda Rocklin, Mark Willon, Carl Wilson
The Comp News calendar is printed at Times Litho in Forest Grove on 80# Nature Plus Gloss Book produced by West Linn Paper Company. This paper contains 10 percent
post-consumer waste, is free of ground wood, and is elemental chlorine-free.
400 High Street SE
Salem, OR 97312
P: 800.285.8525
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Encore Ceramics is creating not only striking designs, like the
Rhapsody line, but a cleaner and greener way to produce them.
“If you want to be environmentally conscious in the
ceramics industry, it’s tough,” says Michael Campbell,
technical director at Encore Ceramics in Grants Pass.
“It’s typically a dirty, dusty, waste-ridden, energyconsuming industry with high water usage.”
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To protect the nearby Rogue River, the company built
its factory without drains, so pollutants don’t end
up in the river. In order to reduce carbon emissions,
electric-fired kilns were chosen over gas-fired. Encore
installed solar panels on the roof of the factory to help
offset energy use, crushes and recycles used clay, and
reuses water from the glazing process.
Encore wants to change that image and show it is possible
to grow a business, yet make the world green and safe.
www.encoreceramics.com
Encore Ceramics {Grants Pass}
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Islamic New Year
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Medford
Comp Chat
OSHA 300 Log/300A Training
In one recent 12-month period, Encore was able to
increase production by 22 percent while decreasing
energy purchase by seven percent through the use
of these and other energy-saving measures. “Our
ultimate goal is to be 100 percent energy selfsufficient,” says Barry Russell, co-founder and CEO.
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CLACKAMAS
Agricultural Safety Seminar
SALEM
Agricultural Safety Seminar
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Eugene
Comp Chat
OSHA 300 Log
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Agricultural Safety Seminar
Portland
Comp Chat
Incident/Accident Reporting
Salem
Comp Chat
100 Proof: Drug and Alcohol
Policies and Testing
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HOOD RIVER
Agricultural Safety Seminar
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HILLSBORO
Agricultural Safety Seminar
Redmond
Mid-Oregon
Construction Summit
To learn more about trainings, go to
www.saif.com/employer, then click on
Training calendar.
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HILLSBORO
Agricultural Safety Seminar
(Conducted entirely in Spanish)
North Bend
Comp Chat
OSHA 300 Log
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february
Signs at Pegasus training center in Redmond, Wa., say, “No
horse play.” Bethea Hill (below) and Gunner might disagree.
Think of it as a spa treatment for horses. Or water
aerobics. Treadmills designed by Hydro Horse are
designed to relieve stress - the physical kind and are powerful tools for both rehabilitating and
conditioning horses.
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Walking on a treadmill at the bottom of a tank of water,
the horse’s lungs and heart are conditioned, its bones
become denser and more compact, and certain kinds
of inflammation can be reduced or eliminated.
stress. The buoyancy of the water displaces almost
half of the horse’s body weight, minimizing risk of
injury, yet walking on the solid surface of the treadmill
helps increase bone density and muscle development.
A treadmill allows a horse to exercise the muscles,
tendons, and ligaments in much the same way it would
on the track without the same degree of physical
“It helps the horse stay at the top of its game in a
competitive field,” says Lyn Turner, fabricator and
designer at Hydro Horse.
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Photos by Lynn Howlett {Salem}
www.horsetreadmills.com
Hydro Horse {Merrill}
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SALEM
Agricultural Safety Seminar
Bend
Comp Chat
Employer-at-Injury Program
Ash Wednesday
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Eugene
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Chat – Employer-
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Chinese New Year
SALEM
Agricultural Safety Seminar
(Conducted entirely in Spanish)
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Presidents Day
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THE DALLES
Agricultural Safety Seminar
THE DALLES
Agricultural Safety Seminar
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Medford
Comp Chat
Creating a New Conversation
with Your Employees
(Conducted entirely in Spanish)
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KLAMATH FALLS
Agricultural Safety Seminar
To learn more about trainings, go to
www.saif.com/employer, then click on
Training calendar.
Valentine’s Day
(Conducted entirely in Spanish)
WILSONVILLE
Agricultural Safety Seminar
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MEDFORD
Agricultural Safety Seminar
at-Injury Program
Portland
Comp Chat
Claims Costs & Your Bottom Line
Salem
Comp Chat
Claims/Return-to-Work Basics
WILSONVILLE
Agricultural Safety Seminar
Groundhog Day
march
Academic pressure can make students climb the walls. At OSU an Entre
Prises wall lets Dustin Welch, Josh Norris, and Ty Atwater do just that.
The bright colors of the foot and hand holds scattered
like paint drops up the side of climbing walls are
not just decorative; they guide climbers on a variety
of routes. For more than 20 years, climbing walls
have been growing in popularity, both with rock
climbers and for general recreation.
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Photos by Lynn Howlett {Salem}
www.epusa.com
Entre Prises {Bend}
In 1983, engineer, avid rock climber, and founder
of Entre Prises, Francois Savigny, began creating
modular holds to practice climbing. A few years
later, he introduced a panel system he called Profile.
Modular, artificial rock climbing walls were born.
American climbers, who would later became the core
of Entre Prises USA. In 1998, the U.S. group bought out
the French company, which is now 100 percent U.S.owned and operated.
Today more than 4,000 walls have been installed in
colleges, community centers, cruise ships, and YMCAs
around the world.
Five years later, on a visit to Central Oregon to climb
Smith Rock, Francois teamed up with a group of
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SALEM
Agricultural Safety Seminar
Bend
Comp Chat
Employment Law (Part 1 of 3)
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Klamath Falls
Comp Chat
Safety Leadership
for Supervisors
Medford
Comp Chat
Safety Leadership
for Supervisors
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BANDON
Agricultural Safety Seminar
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Palm Sunday
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St. Patrick’s Day
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Spring begins
Eugene
Comp Chat - Fraud
Portland
Comp Chat - Claims Basics
Roseburg
Comp Chat
Safety Leadership for Supervisors
Salem
Comp Chat - Cultural Diversity
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Good Friday
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Eugene Cascade Occupational Safety & Health Conference
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Easter
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To learn more about trainings, go to
www.saif.com/employer, then click on
Training calendar.
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april
By the time Kettle Chips get to Maria Chavez (below), cooking oil
from the process is on its way to this Bio-Beetle’s fuel tank.
Kettle Foods uses its cooking oil twice. The first time
is to fry all-natural potato chips; the second time is to
power a fleet of Bio-Beetles.
One hundred percent of the company’s used sunflower
and safflower oil is converted into biodiesel, or, as
they like to call it, “Flower Power.” Using this instead
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of diesel fuel keeps as much as eight tons of carbon
emissions out of the air each year.
In addition, Kettle Foods generates enough solar
energy from panels on its roof in Salem to make
250,000 bags of chips and reduce carbon emissions by
65 tons a year.
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www.kettlefoods.com
Kettle Foods {Salem}
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Photos by Lynn Howlett {Salem}
While the company is saving energy, the employees
like to expend it. They have restored a wetland
around the company’s Oregon headquarters and
volunteer in local non-profit groups. The company
pitches in, too, giving more than 175,000 pounds
of potatoes each year to help relieve hunger in
our state. This commitment to the community is
something the company likes to call “chipping in.”
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Eugene Comp Chat
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& Retaining Emp.
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Bend
Comp Chat
Drug Awareness
in Deschutes County
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World Health Day
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hermiston
Comp Chat
Employer-at-Injury Program
the dalles
Comp Chat
Employer-at-Injury Program
National Workzone Awareness Week
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Tax Day
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Klamath Falls
Comp Chat
Applied Ergonomics
for Injury Reduction
Portland Comp Chat
Forklifts: How to Set Up an
Industrial Vehicle Training Prog.
Roseburg Comp Chat
Applied Ergonomics for
Injury Reduction
Medford
Comp Chat
Applied Ergonomics
for Injury Reduction
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Workers’ Memorial Day
To learn more about trainings, go to
www.saif.com/employer, then click on
Training calendar.
Earth Day
Salem Comp Chat
Injured Workers’ - Rights and
Responsibilities
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Hood River
Comp Chat
Employment Law
North Bend
Comp Chat
Employer-at-Injury Program
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Arbor Day
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Passover begins
at sundown
An Oregon Yurtworks employee installs a pre-assembled roof
panel on a project in the hills southwest of Eugene.
MAY
Marco Polo described the sturdy, round tents used by
the nomads of Mongolia in the 13th Century, so we
know they have been around a long time.
However, the yurt manufactured today by Oregon
Yurtworks has little in common, other than shape,
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with its ancestors on the steppes of Asia. Those were
covered with felt made from the wool of the nomads’
sheep and designed to be dismantled and carried on
camels or yaks to a new location.
and size. For customers who want a yurt made with
materials that are “green,” non-toxic to people or to
the environment, Oregon Yurtworks offers a package
that uses only Forest Stewardship Council-certified
lumber and engineered lumber, as well as natural
fiber insulation.
Yurts made by Oregon Yurtworks are permanent
constructions, favored for their energy-saving shape
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Photos by Lynn Howlett {Salem}
www.oregonyurtworks.com
Oregon Yurtworks {Eugene}
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May Day
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Holocaust
Remembrance Day
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Occupational Safety and Health Week
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Mother’s Day
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Medford
Comp Chat
Cross-cultural Communication
Roseburg
Comp Chat
Cross-cultural Communication
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Eugene
Comp Chat
Employer Wellness
Portland
Comp Chat
Supervisor Accountability
Salem
Comp Chat
Return-to-Work &
Employer-at-Injury Programs
Buckle Up America! Week
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Buckle Up America! Week
To learn more about trainings, go to
www.saif.com/employer, then click on
Training calendar.
Memorial Day
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Armed Forces Day
June
Luz Maria Elias of DeSantis Landscapes deadheads naturallyfertilized, drought-resistant black-eyed Susans.
About three years ago, the management team of
DeSantis Landscapes made a commitment to be
leaders in earth-friendly landscaping. This year they
are clearly out in front. The Portland Regional Pollution
Prevention Outreach Team certified the company as
the state’s first commercial EcoBiz Landscaper and the
company’s sustainability practices were featured in the
November 2007 issue of Sunset magazine.
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DeSantis Landscapes {Salem}
DeSantis’s EarthSense sustainable landscape
program promotes water conservation by planting
more drought-resistant plants and grasses and uses
natural fertilizers, including compost tea. However, the
company’s efforts also extend beyond the garden. The
diesel engine trucks, tractors, and excavators used
in the business all run on biodiesel, and employees
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Photos by Lynn Howlett {Salem}
www.desantislandscapes.com
recycle whenever possible. DeSantis adds that its
employees are an important part of this commitment,
and that taking care of employees contributes to a
company’s sustainability. Their philosophy is summed
up easily by Ken DeSantis. “We always try to do the
right thing,” he says.
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Bend
Comp Chat
Across the Ages
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Roseburg Understanding Safety in the Healthcare Workplace
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Father’s Day
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Summer begins
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Eugene
Comp Chat – Claims 101 Changing Landscape
Portland
Comp Chat
Claims Basics
Salem
Comp Chat - Good Employees
Don’t Just Happen
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Ontario
Comp Chat
Employment Law
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To learn more about trainings, go to
www.saif.com/employer, then click on
Training calendar.
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Flag Day
July
It’s not just the sheriff who is packing heat at the courthouse. This building,
like others in Klamath County, is warmed with geothermal energy.
Klamath County {Klamath Falls}
For more than 20 years, residents in many parts
of Klamath County have been able to heat their
homes with geothermal energy. Wells drilled into
geothermal reservoirs bring hot water to the surface,
which is piped through businesses, homes, schools,
and offices in Klamath Falls.
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Photos by David Gibb {Jacksonville}
www.co.klamath.or.us
Not only is geothermal heat cleaner than many
other kinds of energy, but it costs less: customers in
Klamath Falls pay about half of what they would pay
for gas heat.
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As well as being used to heat buildings, snowmelt
systems have been incorporated into a downtown
redevelopment project along Main Street, and
geothermal water is piped under some of the city’s
roads and sidewalks to keep them from icing over in
the winter.
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Independence Day
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Bend
Comp Chat
Employment Law
(Part 2 of 3)
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Eugene
Comp Chat
SAIF CEO visit
Portland
Comp Chat
Practical Ergonomics
Salem
Comp Chat
Safety
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North Bend
Comp Chat
Fraud Awareness
for Policyholders
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To learn more about trainings, go to
www.saif.com/employer, then click on
Training calendar.
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August
Waves of the future: Frank Shaw, Mel Free, and Chris Carter
install a pivot irrigation system in a canola field near Joseph.
Pendleton Grain Growers {Pendleton}
Fields of canola will replace wheat and barley on
some northeast Oregon farms this year. Oil from the
canola seeds will then be converted into biodiesel
for furnace oil at a crushing plant and a conversion
plant owned by Pendleton Grain Growers (PGG), an
agricultural cooperative serving Umatilla, Union, and
Wallowa counties.
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Photos by Lynn Howlett {Salem}
www.pggcountry.com
The two plants will give the cooperative the option of
making food-grade oil as well as fuel oil. “We want
to be able to do both,” says Reed Stewart, pump and
irrigation manager.
from oil production can be sold. These include hulls,
which can be sold as high-protein feed, and glycerin,
which is used to make soaps.
Canola will provide a rotation crop for wheat growers,
helping fight weeds and disease. In addition, byproducts
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PGG hopes to eventually produce 1.2 million gallons of
biodiesel a year from 15,000 acres of canola; however, it
plans to start small, producing closer to 20,000 gallons
of biodiesel this year.
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Bend
Comp Chat
Comp Scene Investigation:
The Good, the Bad,
and the Ugly
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Salem
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Chat - OFLA/FMLA
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Eugene
Comp Chat
Best Practices in a Tight
Labor Market and
New Employer Orientation
Portland
Comp Chat
Safety Training and Your
Multicultural Workforce
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Ramadan begins
at sundown
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www.saif.com/employer, then click on
Training calendar.
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september
Plums grown by Ronny, Cheryl, and Jimmy Stewart (below) look good
enough to eat off the tree. And you could – they’re certified organic.
Fruit and fruit juices from Columbia Gorge
Organic Fruit are 100 percent organic, and
keeping those 150 acres of apples, pears,
cherries, peaches, nectarines, and plums
organic requires that the Stewarts know about
more than just raising fruit and blending a
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Grandparent’s Day
variety of healthy juices. They also need to
understand bugs and natural fertilizer.
The Stewarts produce nearly 2,000 pounds of
compost annually on their farm, half of which
goes back to the orchards as fertilizer.
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Photos by Lynn Howlett {Salem}
www.columbiagorgeorganic.com
Since they don’t use any pesticides, the company
also employs an entomologist to stay ahead of
crop-destroying insects. Tactics include using
pheromone strips, which help disrupt insect
mating, and predicting when insects will lay eggs,
so the eggs can be eliminated.
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Organic farming requires a careful balance:
feeding the soil and fighting insect pests like
aphids and mites without polluting streams and
rivers or harming beneficial insects like ladybugs.
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Medford
Comp Chat
Employment Law
Portland
Comp Chat - Claims Basics
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Stewart Farms
Columbia Gorge Organic {Hood River}
Labor Day
Eugene
Comp Chat
Meeting the Challenge
Roseburg
Comp Chat - Employment Law
Salem
Comp Chat
Staying Safe from the Start
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at sundown
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www.saif.com/employer, then click on
Training calendar.
Autumn begins
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october
John Bremerman inspects part of a turbine that helps Biomass
One turn planks into power by processing wood waste.
For almost 25 years, Biomass One has been one of the
cleanest wood burning, electric power plants in America.
wood waste from forests and landfills, which amounts
to about 3,000 semi-truck loads annually.
The company’s public wood waste collection site
receives almost 28,000 pickup loads annually. Biomass
One also operates mobile units that collect and grind
A bin truck service collects wood waste at construction
sites and lumber mills. At less than half the cost of
a garbage container destined for a landfill, Biomass
One leaves the bin at a site and picks it up when the
customer calls.
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Columbus Day
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Photos by David Gibb {Jacksonville}
www.biomassone.com
Biomass One {White City}
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If Biomass One were not in business, nearly 350,000
tons of wood waste (35 football fields, one yard deep)
per year would be burned in open fields, accumulate
in piles, or find its way into local landfills. Instead,
this southern Oregon wood waste is utilized for the
electrical needs of more than 20,000 homes.
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Bend
Comp Chat
From the Provider’s
Perspective
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Yom Kippur begins
at sundown
Eugene
Comp Chat
Effective Communication
Portland
Comp Chat
Safety Behind the Wheel
Southern Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Conference
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United Nations Day
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Halloween
North Bend
Comp Chat
Factors Impacting Workers’
Compensation Premiums
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Lincoln City
Seminar
Safety and Leadership
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www.saif.com/employer, then click on
Training calendar.
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november
Bruce Harvey of The Joinery gives a quilted maple table a final rub,
while Geoffrey Collinge gives a dresser one last quality check.
Since 1982, The Joinery has been handcrafting
hardwood furniture in its southeast Portland
workshop – furniture meant to be handed down
for generations.
The company has adopted the tagline “Building
Tomorrow’s Antiques Today,” and it fulfills that
SUNDAY
mission by handcrafting each piece of furniture
using old world construction techniques and by
hand-rubbing the finish with a special blend of
linseed, soybean, and other oils, which maintain
the natural beauty of the wood. Each piece is a
work of art, signed and dated by the artisan who
created it.
MONDAY
Photos by Lynn Howlett {Salem}
www.thejoinery.com
The Joinery {Portland}
TUESDAY
Furniture created from cherry, maple, walnut,
mahogany, and white oak is displayed in The
Joinery’s 7,000 square-foot showroom. Seventyfive percent of this wood comes from sustainable
forests owned by the Collins Companies, which
are committed to maintaining the forests’
ecological integrity.
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“We feel good knowing that both our furniture
and the forest where the wood is grown will
be enjoyed for generations to come,” says
Marc Gaudin, The Joinery’s founder and (selfproclaimed) headslacker.
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Daylight Saving Time
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Veterans Day
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Comp Chat
Employment Law (Part 3 of 3)
Portland
Comp Chat
Drug Impairment:
Recognition Training
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PORTLAND Safety in the Healthcare Workplace Conference
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Klamath Falls
Comp Chat
Safety for Small Businesses
Eugene
Comp Chat - Experience
Rating/Looking in the
Rearview Mirror
Medford
Comp Chat
Safety for Small Businesses
Roseburg
Comp Chat
Safety for Small Businesses
Salem
Comp Chat - Ergonomics
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To learn more about trainings, go to
www.saif.com/employer, then click on
Training calendar.
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Thanksgiving Day
december
The Gerding Theatre is a shimmering example of Gerding Edlen
Development’s blend of style and sustainability in building design.
Gerding Edlen Development {Portland}
Sustainability is one of four principles to which Mark
Edlen, managing principal of Portland’s Gerding Edlen
Development, attributes the firm’s success.
a reputation for innovative projects that serve as
national models of sustainable urban development.
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Building with innovative water- and energy-conserving
features (rainwater harvesting, day lighting, solar
panels, energy-efficient appliances, and so on),
recycling of demolition and building materials, and
providing residents with free eco-friendly cleaning
supplies are a few of the many strategies the firm uses
to achieve this goal.
Gerding Edlen strives to minimize negative effects on
the environment by reducing the carbon footprint of its
projects and the people who live and work in them. The
company also works to empower others – individuals and
entire communities – to be good environmental stewards.
Recognized for signature projects in the Pearl
District like the Wieden and Kennedy office building
and the The Armory, which includes the Bob and
Diana Gerding Theatre, Gerding Edlen has earned
Photos by Uwe Schneider {Portland}
www.gerdingedlen.com
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Bend
Comp Chat
Driving in Central Oregon
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Portland
Comp Chat
Claims Basics
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Hanukkah begins
at sundown
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Christmas Day
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Kwanzaa begins
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To learn more about trainings, go to
www.saif.com/employer, then click on
Training calendar.
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www.saif.com
Spotlighting Oregon Innovators
Oregon’s uniqueness is the reason so many of us live and work here. Like the people and the landscape,
the businesses here reflect a distinctive Northwest quality.
The 12 policyholders featured in this calendar represent the thousands of employers in Oregon who
succeed through innovation, invention, and, oftentimes, sheer genius. Like the developer of underwater
horse treadmills or the deluxe yurt manufacturer, they find ways to innovate that distinguish themselves
in the marketplace. And many do so with sustainable practices.
SAIF is proud to call so many Oregon businesses our customers. We work hard to reduce their injuries,
cut their costs, and keep their workers’ compensation insurance rates low in order to give them the
ability to invest, innovate, and flourish. It not only makes them stronger, but helps grow the Oregon
economy, too.
Our goal is to continue making workers’ compensation insurance affordable and available while making
Oregon a safer place to work. We look forward to working with you and wish you a successful and safe
2008.
Brenda JP Rocklin
President and CEO
SAIF Corporation is Oregon’s not-for-profit, state-chartered workers’ compensation insurance company. We have offices in Baker City, Bend,
Eugene, Medford, North Bend, Pendleton, Portland, Roseburg, and Salem.
On the cover: Ramon Medina of DeSantis Landscapes grooms groundcover next to a creekbed in Salem. Photo by Lynn Howlett Editor-in-Chief: Lyn Zielinski-Mills
Writers: Dave Miller, Melaney Moisan Coordinators: Linnea Garcia, Sara Padilla Art Director: Mary Ann Potter Photographers: David Gibb, Lynn Howlett, Uwe Schneider
Special thanks to: Trevor Ansbro, Scott Clark, J. David Cunliffe, Chris Davie, Amber Fries, Rick Hanson, Michelle Harper, Tim Hendrix, Chris Hill, Mary Hoskins, Mark Noll,
Bonnie Robbins, Brenda Rocklin, Mark Willon, Carl Wilson
The Comp News calendar is printed at Times Litho in Forest Grove on 80# Nature Plus Gloss Book produced by West Linn Paper Company. This paper contains 10 percent
post-consumer waste, is free of ground wood, and is elemental chlorine-free.
400 High Street SE
Salem, OR 97312
P: 800.285.8525
SAIF Corporation
400 High Street SE
Salem, OR 97312
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Calendar issue 2008
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PERMIT NO. 114
What does it mean
to be an Oregonian?
Well, it means you’re a little bit different and a little bit
proud of it. It also means that SAIF is working on your
behalf. Because we keep workers’ compensation rates
low across the state, whether you’re covered by us or
not. We’re committed to the people, the businesses,
and the state of Oregon. And that includes you.
Sidebyside
Jim Hauge
Environmental & Safety
Manager
Kettle Foods, Inc.
Encore Ceramics {Grants Pass} Hydro Horse {Merrill} entre prises {Bend} kettle foods {Salem} Yurt Works {Eugene}
DeSantis Landscapes {Salem} Klamath county {Klamath Falls} Pendleton Grain Growers {Pendleton}
stewart farms, columbia gorge organic {Hood River} biomass one {White City} the joinery {Portland} gerding
gerding/edlen
edlen {Portland}
{Portland}