Inside NC Labor

Tune in to episode 67 of Inside NC Laborwhere 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 Carolina.

Episode 48 features Harriet Hopkins, REDB administrator, as she discusses NCDOL's Mediation Settlement Conference Program for REDA complaints.

Episode 47 features Labor Commissioner Josh Dobson as he discusses his first year in office and his goals for 2022.

Episode 46 features Julie Ryan, director of Government Affairs, and Edgar Starnes, legislative liaison, as they discuss the recently-passed agency bill along with the state budget.

Episode 45 features Meredith Watson, safety awards coordinator, as she talks about the Safety Award Banquet season.

Episode 44 features Joey Hazelrigg, the new deputy bureau chief for the Elevator and Amusement Device Bureau. He talks about the upcoming fair season, elevators and the familial ties to elevator inspecting.

Episode 43 features Kisha Holmes, administrator for the Wage and Hour Bureau, as she discusses the new Youth Employment Certificate process.

Episode 42 features Paul Sullivan, OSH West Compliance bureau chief, as he discusses the details of a workplace fatality that occured in North Carolina.

Episode 41 features secretary of the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services, Dr. Mandy Cohen, alongside Labor Commissioner Josh Dobson as they discuss the COVID-19 vaccine, and how to #FindYourSpot and #TakeYourShot. The most updated information on COVID-19 vaccine eligibility is available on https://covid19.ncdhhs.gov/vaccines/find-your-spot-take-your-shot.

Episode 40 features Labor Commissioner Josh Dobson as he discusses his background, public service and his goals for the N.C. Department of Labor. 

Episode 39 features the Communications Division talking about all the changes happening at the department as well as what is on the agency's schedule for 2021.

Episode 38 features Commissioner Cherie Berry and Harriet Hopkins, REDB administrator, as they discuss the new REDB Mediated Settlement Conference Program.

Episode 37 features Chief of Staff Art Britt as he discusses the historical Labor Building, the history of the department and Commissioner Berry’s legacy.

Episode 36 features Tommy Petty, Elevator and Amusement Device Bureau, talks about a new alpine coaster in Avery County.

Episode 35 includes Agricultural Safety and Health Bureau Chief Beth Rodman and LaMar Grafft, associate director for the N.C. Agromedicine Institute discussing grain safety and #StandUp4GrainSafety week.

Episode 34 serves as a public service announcement regarding resources available pertaining to COVID-19, also known as the novel coronavirus. This episode features OSH Director Kevin Beauregard and the Communications Division.

Episode 33 features Wanda Lagoe, ETTA, as she discusses upcoming Occupational Safety and Health initiatives for 2020.

Episode 32 features Jennifer Haigwood, director of governmental affairs, discussing how NCDOL is involved with the N.C. Human Trafficking Commission and her new role in the organization.

Episode 31 features special guest Agricultural Safety and Health Bureau Chief Beth Rodman. She discusses the 2020 Gold Star Growers workshop.

Episode 30 serves as a brief public service announcement, brought to you by the Communications Division of the N.C. Department of Labor.

Episode 29 features special guest Harriet Hopkins discussing the Retaliatory Employment Discrimination Bureau.

Episode 28 features special guest Labor Commissioner Cherie Berry talking about her time as commissioner and a year in review for 2019.

Episode 27 features special guest Felicia Gore Hoover, general counsel for the N.C. Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission.

Episode 26 features special guest Shannon Council, Wage and Hour, discussing the Youth Employment Certificate.

Episode 25 features special guest Jeremy Smith, Boiler Safety assistant bureau chief, discussing historical boilers. 

Episode 24 includes special guests Clifford Lowe, manager of the State Fair SkyGazer; Steve Hardin, Tommy Petty, Eric White; Elevator and Amusement Device Bureau; and Jeremy Smith, Boiler Safety Bureau discuss the ride inspection process and the newest fair attraction, the State Fair SkyGazer. This episode was recorded at the N.C. State Fair in Raleigh.

Episode 23 features special guests Labor Commissioner Cherie Berry; Amanda Scott, president of the Carolina Star Board; Carey West, member of the Carolina Star Board; and LaMont Smith, NCDOL recognition program manager. This episode was recorded the during the Carolina Star Safety Conference in Greensboro.

Episode 21 features special guest Lee Peacock, OSH district supervisor, discussing NCDOL's drone program.

Episode 22 features special guest Heather Overton, assistant director of the Public Affairs Office for the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, discussing the N.C. State Fair.

Episode 20 features special guest LaMont Smith, Recognition Program Manager, discussing the upcoming Carolina Star Conference in Greensboro.

 Episode 19 features special guest Kevin Beauregard, director of the NCDOL Occupational Safety and Health Division, discussing the Safe + Sound campaign.
 

Episode 18 features special guest Jeff Wilson, Publications, discussing the Labor Ledger, logo, elevator certificates and other graphic designs he has been apart of during his time at NCDOL.
 

 Episode 17 features special guest Hollis Yelverton, ETTA, discussing symptoms and ways to prevent heat related illnesses.
 

Special guest  Wes Sells, safety coordinator for B.R.S. Inc. and member of the National Utility Contractors Association (NUCA) discusses the alliance with NCDOL and the upcoming Trench Safety Stand-Down.

Special guest Joe Long, ETTA, shares a few of the free services the ETTA bureau offers. 

Episode 13 features special guests Marcy Collyer, NCDOL's Education, Training and Technical Assistance Bureau; Wendy Shepherd, Southeastern OTI Education Center; Roger Richards, Sanders Utility Construction Co.; Brett Sondergard, United Rentals; Ron Adams, Baker Roofing. 

The episode features special guest Bill Stricker of Carolinas AGC, a partner of NCDOL. 

Special guests Wendy Laing, NC State Industry Expansion Solutions; Matt Thompson, Safety and Health Council of NC; and Marcy Collyer, NCDOL's Education, Training and Technical Assistance Bureau, as they talk about the alliance between the entities as well as the Manager of Environmental, Safety and Health Certificate Program (MESH).  

Special Guest Nick Vincelli shares important information and common misconceptions about the NCDOL library, as well as what it is like being the sole librarian. 

We are joined by special guests Labor Commissioner Cherie Berry; Jay Stem, executive director of the N.C. Aggregates Assoc.; William Gerringer, bureau chief, Mine and Quarry Bureau; Sam Pierce, district manager, southeast, MSHA; Bryan Moore, Vulcan Materials at the 42nd Annual N.C. Mine Safety and Health Conference in Cherokee. 

Special guest Beth Rodman, of the Agricultural Safety and Health (ASH) Bureau, talks Gold Star Growers and migrant farm housing in North Carolina. 

Special guest Don Kinney, assistant bureau chief of the Boiler Safety Bureau, discuses the "hidden in plain sight" aspect of boiler safety and why it is so important that boilers and pressure vessels are regulated.

Hosts: Natalie Bouchard, Dolores Quesenberry

Special guest Eursula Joyner, Safety Award Coordinator, discuses building a season, traveling all across NC and the importance (and fun) of the safety award banquets.

Hosts: Natalie Bouchard, Dolores Quesenberry and Mary Katherine Revels

Todd breaks down the injury and illness rate in North Carolina.

Hosts: Dolores Quesenberry, Mary Katherine Revels, Natalie Bouchard

Tommy Petty, of NCDOL's Elevator and Amusement Device Bureau, talks about his experience with the Department of Labor, the new chairlifts at Beech Mountain, and what it takes to inspect elevators and amusement devices in North Carolina.

Hosts:Natalie Bouchard, Mary Katherine Revels, Dolores Quesenberry

Kevin O'Barr talks about the Consultative Services Bureau and the Occupational Safety and Health Division in North Carolina.

Host: Dolores Quesenberry
Guest: Kevin O'Barr

Special guest Labor Commissioner Cherie Berry discusses the pronunciation of her name, the workplace injury and illness rate's steady decline and why she decided to run for office.

Dolores Quesenberry, Mary Katherine Revels, Natalie Bouchard

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The Communications Division at the N.C. Department of Labor introduces the podcast and the department.

Hosts: Dolores Quesenberry, Mary Katherine Revels, Natalie Bouchard