Job Description

About UsThe North Carolina Department of Labor is charged by statute with promoting the health, safety and general well-being of the workers in the state. The laws and programs the Department administers affect every worker in the state. The Department is organized into three primary divisions which carry out the Department's principle regulatory, enforcement and promotional programs, and the administrative operations. The three primary divisions have divisions, bureaus and offices under each, which carry out the specific and specialized portions of the NCDOL mission. The Department employs approximately 385 employees. To learn more about the NC Department of Labor, please visit our website at https://www.labor.nc.gov/ . Description of WorkThe Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Division of the North Carolina Department of Labor is responsible for promoting safe and healthy workplaces across the state through education, outreach, consultation, and enforcement of the North Carolina Occupational Safety and Health Act. The Division works to protect the health and safety of millions of workers employed in a wide variety of industries throughout North Carolina.The OSH Compliance Section, comprised of the East and West Bureaus, conducts inspections to identify workplace safety and health hazards that violate applicable OSHA standards. Compliance officers document violations, recommend appropriate citations and penalties in accordance with established policies and procedures, and work collaboratively with employers to achieve timely hazard abatement. The Section also investigates employee complaints, referrals, workplace accidents, fatalities, catastrophes, and other reportable incidents while supporting statewide training and outreach initiatives.The Health Compliance Officer (HCO) conducts inspections of industrial and other workplaces to identify occupational health hazards that may violate the North Carolina Occupational Safety and Health Act. The HCO inspects workplaces and prepares detailed written reports documenting employee exposure to potentially toxic substances and hazardous working conditions. When warranted, the position recommends the issuance of citations in accordance with the occupational safety and health laws of the State of North Carolina.The HCO independently plans and conducts inspections, consulting with supervisory staff when unusual or highly technical hazards are encountered. Inspection assignments include complaints, referrals, follow-up inspections, accident investigations, fatalities, catastrophes, and general scheduled inspections. The fully qualified candidate must be able to operate, calibrate, and maintain industrial hygiene sampling and monitoring equipment, including sound level meters, noise dosimeters, air sampling pumps, combustible gas indicators, direct-reading instruments, and other specialized equipment used to evaluate occupational health hazards.If there are no applicants who fully meet the minimum education and experience requirements or the required knowledge, skills, and abilities, the Department may consider qualified trainee applicants. A trainee may be hired at a salary below the established recruitment range. Upon successful completion of the required training and attainment of the minimum qualifications outlined in the classification specification, the employee's salary may be adjusted in accordance with applicable State Human