The Minnesota Logger Education Program requires the following of a business owner and/or an “in-woods” person actively responsible for the logging site:

First Year Training Requirements
Provisional members are required to attend three days of training covering safety, first aid, CPR, and Minnesota’s Forest Management Guidelines (BMPs).

Guideline Training: 16 hours of training on the Forest Management Guidelines
Safety Training: 8 hours of safety training is required (LogSafe)

Annual Training Requirements
To maintain MLEP membership, a business owner and/or an “in-woods” person actively responsible for the logging site must attend:

Safety Training - eight hours annually
Safety Training: LogSafe or other MLEP approved safety training

Continuing Education - eight hours annually
a) Logger Conferences: Logger conferences will include a review of monitoring and audit results, any necessary and required contractor training and breakout sessions which address sustainable forest management, transportation, safety and business management topics.

b) Professional Training: Professional training workshops focus on specialized training in one of the following topic areas: sustainable forest management, transportation, safety and business management.

At a minimum, SFI requires the business owner and one “in-woods” person actively responsible for each logging site must be a “trained professional logger”. In some cases, the business owner may also be the “in-woods” person.