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- Agricultural Safety Seminars
Our free agricultural training seminars are our most popular. Find out when the series will be in your area.
- June 2011: SAIF Corporation declares dividend for policyholders
Board of directors approves a $150 million total dividend; checks to be mailed to approximately 47,000 employers in July.
- SAIF publishes its 2010 Annual Report
Company performance continues to be strong
- Extreme construction
Groundbreaking to certificate of occupancy in just 131 hours.
- We’re Oregonians, and this is our life’s work.
Our title may say “insurance,” but to us keeping Oregon workers safe, day in and day out, is the most important thing we do.
- SAIF Corporation declares 2009 dividend for policyholders
Board of directors approves a $100 million total dividend; checks to be mailed to approximately 44,000 employers in December.
- Training for success
How an Oregon employer drastically improved workplace safety.
- SAIF greenhouse gas emission reports published
The reports will help identify areas where emissions can be reduced.
- Safety from top down: River Point Farms
A CEO tells how committing to safety changed her organization.
- Safety from the top down: L&M Welding
A CEO tells how committing to safety changed his organization.
- Safety from the top down: ChristieCare
A CEO tells how committing to safety changed her organization.
- The good, the really good, the bad, and the ugly
What we learned from H1N1
- From planks to pellets
Injured mill worker finds new career in the woods he loves
- What you need to know about your premium audit
Six big questions answered
- Please don’t change… without calling us!
Keeping SAIF in the loop with your payroll is good business
- Claims Confidential
Anything you write may surface in a court of law
- Life-saving machines: Portable AEDs
Nearly 1,000 lives are lost to sudden cardiac arrest every day.
- Historic Oregon employers featured in 2010 CN calendar
This year's edition features 14 employers who have stood the test of time.
- Second chance
Preferred Worker Program makes new safety career possible
- Keeping it SIMPLE for small business
SAIF's new small business claims unit makes it easy
- Know your claims adjuster PART 2 | disabling adjuster
Continuing our three-part series on the different kinds of claims adjusters with an introduction to disabling adjusters.
- Call on the Flu Fighters to protect your workers
SAIF takes successful internal flu prevention campaign public.
- New EPA Lead-Based Paint Renovation, Repair, and Painting Rule in effect April 2010
Contractors who perform certain work in homes, child care facilities, and schools built before 1978 must follow new requirements.
- Controlling your workers’ comp costs | Part three
Minimizing your claims costs
- Oregon’s workers’ comp rates to drop 1.3 percent
Rate decrease welcome news for Oregon employers.
- Do you know a student who knows video?
Workplace safety video contest open to all Oregon high school students.
- Worker Guide at saif.com now has Spanish-language twin
Now the important information injured workers can find in the Worker Guide is also available in Spanish.
- Silver lining in troubled times: Oregon businesses get $14.5 million insurance premium return
- When cutting back costs too much
With workers' comp, choices that may save money in the short run often have long-term consequences.
- A passion for care
An injured nurse changes jobs and becomes an advocatefor patients with diabetes.
- Heavy-duty safety
Hooker Creek: Keeping employees safe is a monumental challenge.
- Travis, Van Cleave reappointed to SAIF board of directors
Both unanimously confirmed by the Oregon State Senate.
- Celebrating Oregon’s sesquicentennial
150 years of Oregon industry
- Gates Furniture of Grants Pass recognized for safety excellence
Gates Furniture, a SAIF policyholder in Grants Pass, has been recognized by Oregon OSHA as the latest employer in the Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP).
- They know your business
SAIF's Service Center takes small business seriously. Learn more about how they can help you.
- SAIF enhances online Employer Guide
All the workers' compensation information you need, including an expanded section on safety.
- Search and Print functions upgraded on saif.com
New RSS feed and email features also added on every page.
- Oregon begins celebrating its 150th birthday
Sesquicentennial celebration events planned for Valentine's Day and beyond.
- Major workplace safety conference coming to Portland
Employers: The GOSH conference is only held every two years — don't miss the 2009 event!
- Oregon students encouraged to enter safety video contest
All entries will be screened at a Portland theater, and winners will receive cash prizes.
- OR-OSHA amends rules for workplace safety committees
Nearly every employer, regardless of size, will be required to have a safety committee or conduct safety meetings.
- 2009 CN calendar showcases the business of fun
This year's edition features 13 businesses who provide enjoyment to Oregonians and vistors.
- Fall Comp News highlights the innovators
Oregon companies lead the way in safety and efficiency.
- New email and fax for sending certificates of insurance
Designed to make it easier for you.
- 2009 Oregon workers' comp rate drops nearly 6 percent
Safer workplaces are helping employers reduce costs and be more competitive.
- AGC/SAIF workplace safety program yields over $12 million in savings for Oregon employers
- SAIF makes payroll reporting easier
File your payroll reports online - it's quick and easy.
- Ladder Safety: Ups and Downs
Training workers on the proper safety procedures for ladder use is a critical component for minimizing safety risks.
- Getting a lift back to work
A sheet metal journeyman's world literally slipped out from under him.
- “Side by side” campaign
When they heard their calling in life, what do you think it sounded like?
- Safety training for Oregon's Spanish-speaking workers
Tomás Schwabe, senior safety and health instructor for OR-OSHA, provides safety training in Spanish.
- After the water recedes
SAIF dividend helps a lumber company following the winter floods.
- Oregonians invited to be part of state’s 150th birthday
Everything you need to know, from events to volunteer opportunities to blogging, is on www.Oregon150.org.
- SAIF changes pharmacy benefit provider
Oregon Prescription Drug Program (OPDP) to provide pharmacy benefits to SAIF policyholders
- New First Fill pharmacy benefit
SAIF Corporation initiates new First Fill pharmacy benefit for injured workers
- It's time to post your OSHA 300A Summary
February 1 marks the beginning of the three-month time period when summaries must be posted.
- OR-OSHA proposes new rules for safety committees and safety meetings
The new requirements will affect nearly all Oregon employers.
- Seeding innovation
Pendleton Grain Growers is replacing traditional crops with canola to make biodiesel.
- The Apprentice Becomes a Partner
When Pendleton Electric moved an injured electrician into the office, the company got new energy – and a new partner.
- 2008 Comp News calendar focuses on innovation, sustainability
SAIF policyholders and business partners received the 2008 calendar in mid-December.
- SAIF board declares $60 million dividend for policyholders
Checks will be mailed to more than 41,000 customers in mid-December.
- Workers’ compensation rates to decline again in 2008
The 2.3 percent overall reduction extends Oregon's streak of consecutive years without an increase to 18, a national record.
- SAIF agriculture safety seminars underway
The seminars, including some in Spanish, will be held through March 2008.
- Capturing the art of workplace safety
A Junction City girl's creative take on workplace safety wins national recognition.
- Theresa McHugh named SAIF Vice President of Financial Services
McHugh, a finance and budget expert, has served in several key positions in State government.
- Zack Collier:
Artificial leg, genuine courage - After learning to walk and drive a truck, he's starting his own business.
- Oregon Prescription Drug Program expanded
Your patients could benefit from this innovative plan that helps reduce the cost of prescription medication.
- Online payroll reporting and premium payment available to all policyholders at next renewal
Improvements to our system make it even easier and faster to do business with SAIF online.
- Survey shows injured worker satisfaction with SAIF continues to rise
Ratings increase some for core measures of customer satisfaction, including overall service quality, aspects of the claim experience, and general attributes of SAIF.
- West Salem student wins Agri-Business Banquet art contest
Roberto Oran, a student at West Salem High School, is the winner of the art contest for SAIF's 2007 Agri-Business Banquet.
- Safety training and education grants available from DCBS
OR-OSHA recently announced that grant funding is available from DCBS (Department of Consumer and Business Services) to assist in the development of workplace safety and health education programs in Oregon.
- SAIF President and CEO Brenda Rocklin talks about leadership with Rotarians
The last leg of SAIF President and CEO Brenda Rocklin's statewide field trip took her to the Bend area. Her speech about leadership to the Sisters Rotary Club was featured in the Sisters Nugget.
- Safety Alert: MTD Southwest Inc. Recalls Troy-Bilt, Craftsman Chain Saws, Breaking Handles Pose Laceration Hazard
Policyholders that use chain saws should check their inventory and remove recalled models from service.
- OR-OSHA rules for reporting fatal vehicle accidents to change January 1, 2007
Beginning January 1, 2007, new Oregon OSHA safety rules will require employers in Oregon to report fatal work-related motor vehicle accidents.
- Communication across cultures
A key part of any good safety program is good communication. But when your workers speak multiple languages, how do you get the message across?
- Governor announces rate decline for 2007
17th straight year without an increase.
- John Gilkey named SAIF vice president for policyholder services
John Gilkey has been asked to assume the permanent position of vice president for policyholder services.
- SAIF chief actuarial officer wins prestigious Dorweiler Prize
Chief Actuarial Officer Gordon Diss has won the 2006 Dorweiler Prize for actuarial research.