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Certified Logging CompaniesMissouri Forest Products Association Certified Logging Company Criteria Purpose: To recognize a company for their outstanding credentials as a business that supports a healthy forest, responsible environmental practices, uses Best Management Practices, and creates a safe work environment for their loggers. Companies may use the certification to promote their business. The Association will also promote companies that have the certification. Procedure: Companies may apply for the annual certification by a simple application that will note the loggers trained and not trained. The application must be certified by the company owner. The certification would be based on a calendar year, but may be obtained at any time through-out the year. There will be a non-refundable $20 application fee for the certification. Definitions: “Logger”: anyone involved in the harvesting process or who operates a chain saw more than 10% in the course of their employment duties. “Trained Logger”: anyone holding a Professional Timber Harvester certificate of completion and duly completing the continuing education courses required. “Enrolled”: anyone registered for a class and actively attending the sessions Criteria: Each company must have: 90% “Trained Loggers” with the remaining 10%, or one Logger, currently “enrolled” in the Professional Timber Harvester Program. The Certified Logging Company’s goal is to have 100% “Trained Loggers”. Failure to meet the above Criteria for the current year will result in a failed application the following year.  |