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• Update: Jan. 23, 8:00 a.m. - SAIF Salem offices reopen
  SAIF Salem offices reopen.
  
  
• Update: Jan. 19, 4:00 p.m. - All SAIF Salem offices now closed
  Due to flooding, all three SAIF buildings in Salem have been closed for the day.
  
  
• January 19 - SAIF building closed due to flooding
  One of two main buildings closed. SAIF remains open for business.
  
  
• It’s time to post your OSHA 300A summary
  The summary (not the whole log) must be posted from February 1 through April 30.
  
  
• Policyholder Profile in Business Online gets upgrade
  The new look makes viewing policy information easier.
  
  
• Online credit card payments now available
  You can pay your premium online using a major credit card.
  
  
• Dividend amounts now available to SAIF policyholders
  Employers who qualify for a dividend can find out the amount beginning July 8.
  
  
• SAIF publishes 2010 Corporate Social Responsibility Report
  Safety education, community affairs among areas highlighted
  
  
• June 2011: SAIF board declares dividend for policyholders
  Board of directors approves a $150 million total dividend. Checks will be mailed to approximately 47,000 employers in July.
  
  
• Targeted
  Seventy-seven law enforcement officers were killed by gunfire or assault in 2010, making it the deadliest year in almost two decades; 2011 is on track to be even worse.
  
  
• Taps for workplace violence
  Fighting the fourth-leading cause of occupational fatalities in the United States: homicide
  
  
• Start with three words
  Creating an environment where employees feel comfortable talking about their personal lives can pay off in safety and security for them and their co-workers.
  
  
• Growing season
  How to keep seasonal workers as safe as full-time staff
  
  
• Drugs and violence in the summer Comp News
  The summer issue of Comp News looks at two serious issues confronting the workplace: violence and the overuse of prescription narcotics for pain relief.
  
  
• Street smarts
  Employees can minimize the risk of being hurt during a robbery by being alert and by cooperating with a robber’s demands.
  
  
• Painful reality
  Each year prescription pain relievers kill more people than heroin and cocaine combined.
  
  
• SAIF publishes its 2010 Annual Report
  Company performance continues to be strong
  
  
• New 801 email address makes filing your claim faster
  You can now send your signed 801 form to saif801@saif.com.
  
  
• For more, see the employer guide news archive and the training calendar.