Inside NC Labor

Episode 73 features the Legal Affairs team as they discuss their role withing the North Carolina Department of Labor.

Episode 72 features members of the Carolina Star Conference board Donna Daniel, Clean Harbors – Reidsville; Rich ‘Gerb” Gerber, Mt. Olive Pickle Company; Tim Jarman, Pactiv Evergreen; Joseph Lee, American Chrome and Chemicals; LaMont Smith, North Carolina Department of Labor as they discuss their individual and collective roles in the conference and the purpose behind the Carolina Star Conference.

Episode 71 features the Carolina Star Program staff, which includes: LaMont Smith, Recognition Program Manager; Morgan Brown, Carolina Star Consultant; Carlene Harris, Carolina Star Consultant; Chris Sholar, Carolina Star Consultant and Tyrone Taylor, Carolina Star Consultant, as they discuss the role their program plays at the N.C. Department of Labor and their upcoming Carolina Star Conference.

Tune in to episode 70 of Inside NC Labor where we sit down with Debbie Rogers-Lowery, Safety Consultant, who walks us through her journey into the safety world and how she has made her mark on the safety community in North Carolina.

Tune in to episode 69 of Inside NC Labor where we sit down with Jeff Wilson, Graphic Artist, Designer and Illustrator, Publications Bureau as he discusses his career of over 30 years at the N.C. Department of Labor.

Episode 68 features Kisha Scotton, wage and hour administrator, and Adriana Jordan, executive assistant to bureau administrator discussing what the responsibilities of the wage and hour bureau are at NCDOL.

Tune in to episode 67 of Inside NC Labor where we sit down with Labor Commissioner Josh Dobson as he reflects on his time at labor, discusses plans for his final year and what lies ahead after his time with labor comes to an end.

Episode 66 features Lee Peacock, West Compliance bureau chief, as he breaks down the history of Toys for Tots and provides insight into how the NCDOL has made an impact on the growth in toy collection across the state. He also provides important updates on this year's toy drive.

Episode 65 features LaMont Smith, recognition program manager and Paul Sullivan, assistant deputy commissioner of the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Division, as they tell their story of how they started on the same day 30 years ago on Aug. 1, 1993. They discuss how they both got started in health and safety and the different positions the two have had throughout their careers.

Tune in to episode 64 of Inside NC Labor where we sit down with Nicole Brown, east compliance bureau chief, as she discusses her time with NCDOL and the significance of compliance and occupational safety and health.

Episode 63 features special guests Phil Hooper, deputy commissioner of Standards and Inspections; Beau Thomas, bureau chief of the Mine and Quarry Bureau; Bryan Hoilman, Mine and Quarry Bureau; Dan Mattfield, Mine and Quarry Bureau and Marcia Page, administrative assistant of the Mine and Quarry Bureau as they discuss the role and importance of the Mine and Quarry Bureau at NCDOL.

Episode 62 features Kiley Willard, safety awards coordinator, and LaMont Smith, recognition program manager as they discuss what their roles truly are in the recognition program.

Check out episode 61 of Inside N.C. Labor! We hope you enjoy listening to our special guest Jennifer Haigwood, deputy commissioner of the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Division as she discusses her first year in the role.

Episode 60 features special guests, Greg Maready, Jason Walker and Mike Coates from the National Utility Contractors Association (NUCA) of the Carolinas Chapter and Cory Dunphy, NCDOL-ETTA as they discuss trench and excavation operations, the Trench Safety Taskforce (TEST Group) and Trench Safety Stand-Down week.

Episode 59 features special guests Jennifer Haigwood, deputy commissioner of the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Division, and Jessica Foster, DPR Construction and OSH Advisory Council Member, as they talk to Rochelle George, EIG; Hillary Rigg, Paragon Safety; Marisa McLellan, DPR Construction; and Leslie Carrillo, DPR Construction about the role of Women in Construction.

Episode 58 features special guests Jennifer Haigwood, Deputy Commissioner of the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Division and Jessica Foster, DPR Construction (OSH Advisory Council Member) as they discuss the role of OSHA and working in a safety profession.

Episode 57 features Kevin Beauregard, Deputy Commissioner of the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Division, as he discusses his career and time at the N.C. Department of Labor.

Episode 56 features special guests Phil Hooper, Deputy Commissioner of Standards and Inspections; Beau Thomas, Bureau Chief of the Mine and Quarry Bureau; Jay Stem, N.C. Aggregates Association; Bryan Moore, Vulcan and Jason Godwin, Wake Stone Corp. at the 2022 Mine Safety and Health Conference.

Episode 55 features Scott Mabry, Chief of Staff, as he discusses his career in safety and health and his new role as chief of staff at the N.C. Department of Labor.

Episode 54 features Art Britt, Chief of Staff, as he discusses his career and time at the N.C. Department of Labor.

Episode 53 features Beth Rodman, Bureau Chief, Agricultural Safety and Health Bureau; Grant Quiller, Occupational Safety and Health Division; and Roberto Rosales, NCSU Cooperative Extension, as they discuss heat stress hazards and solutions in agriculture.

Episode 52 features Karen Miller, one of the family owners of Denton Farmpark and Greg Davis, one of NCDOL's Boiler Safety Bureau supervisors onsite at the SouthEast Old Threshers Reunion in Denton, NC. Miller discussed the origins of Denton Farm Park and purpose behind the SouthEast Old Threshers Reunion and Davis discussed the role that NCDOL's Boiler Safety Bureau has at the event.

Episode 51 features Kevin O’Barr, consultative services bureau chief, as he discusses on-site consultation and other services for employers offered by the N.C. Department of Labor’s Consultative Services Bureau.

Episode 50 features William Gerringer, mine safety and health bureau chief, as he reflects on his time at the N.C. Department of Labor working for the Mine and Quarry Bureau.

Todd McNoldy, Survey Manager, and John Luckado, Statistical Research Assistant joined the podcast to discuss the Research and Policy Bureau's important work in collecting data on workplace injuries, illnesses and fatalities. Specifically, Todd and John discuss John’s work on the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI), which serves to compile and code all work-related fatalities in North Caro...