Cultivating safety: SAIF’s 2025-2026 agriculture safety seminars return across Oregon

SAIF’s 28th year of agriculture safety seminars begin this fall in 16 cities across the state. These free trainings will begin in November 2025 and run through March 2026. Ten of the trainings are conducted entirely in Spanish. 

Although the seminars are designed for owners, operators, supervisors, and foremen, anyone working in the agricultural industry is welcome to attend. Small agricultural employers attending the seminar will meet one of the four requirements that exempt small ag operations from random OSHA inspections. 

Four continuing education credits are available from the Landscape Contractors Board and producer credits are pending approval by the DCBS.  

Topics 

Every year, presenters aim to focus on various topics to address key safety challenges. This time around, they'll touch on: 

• Stop, lock, and live: Energy control that saves lives 

• Fire code on the farm 

• Breathe easy: have the right respiratory program on your farm 
• Making the most of safety committee meetings 

Presenters 

Speakers at the seminar vary yearly and include SAIF employees. Here's the line-up for this year: 

• Wes Koester, SAIF safety management consultant 

• Eric Lloyd, safety consultant with Risk Management Resources, Inc. 

• Edgard Garcia-Ramirez, SAIF translator 
• Emmanual “Manny” Arrellin-Lara, Oregon Risk Management Solutions bilingual safety consultant 

Locations 

The seminars start in November of this year and last through March 2026. Check here for dates and locations throughout Oregon.  

If you have questions, please get in touch with agseminars@saif.com.