Tag: North Carolina Department of Labor

North Carolina Launches Heat Illness Prevention Outreach

By Guy Burdick, EHS Daily Advisor Jun 25, 2025 Heat illness

Updated: Jun 25, 2025

On June 20, the North Carolina Department of Labor (NCDOL) announced the launch of a workplace heat illness prevention outreach effort. The department’s “Beat the Heat” campaign is a renewed push to prevent heat illnesses and offers tools and best practices to help both employers and employees end heat stress and heat-related injuries. Resources offered […]

North Carolina Raises Safety Inspectors’ Starting Salaries

By Guy Burdick, EHS Daily Advisor Jun 19, 2025 Chemicals

Updated: Jun 19, 2025

The North Carolina Department of Labor (NCDOL) announced an increase in starting salaries for workplace safety inspectors on June 2. The new starting salary for fully qualified compliance safety officers was raised to $61,000 annually, an increase of more than 5% for the state’s frontline safety professionals. Compliance safety officers in the NCDOL’s Occupational Safety […]