Onslow County Safety Officer John Bazzarre proudly presented the Department of Labor Safety Awards on Tuesday, August 8, 2023, praising each county department for making strides towards a safer workplace environment. “Working safely protects our most important asset, our employees, and it allows us to provide exceptional customer service to our citizens. Onslow County should be proud to have such an amazing safety record.” Gold Award Criteria - This award level is based on the DART case rate or cases with days away, restriction or job transfer. Silver Award Criteria - This award level is based on the cases with days away from work rate. These are recorded when a worker missed at least one full day of work, not including the day of injury.
The N.C. Department of Labor Safety Awards Program recognizes private firms and public agencies throughout the state that achieve and maintain outstanding safety records. To qualify for an annual safety award a firm must meet the following requirements: (a) It must have had no fatalities at the site during the calendar year for which the award is given (b) It must have maintained either a perfect safety record for that year, or an incidence rate at least 50 percent below the average for its particular industry group.
Onslow County Gold Award Recipients
Museum - 27th consecutive year
Veteran Services - 27th consecutive year
Cooperative Extension - 27th consecutive year
Register of Deeds - 27th consecutive year
Board of Elections - 27th consecutive year
Finance - 21st consecutive year
Human Resources - 21st consecutive year
Soil & Water - 15th consecutive year
Tax Administration - 13th consecutive year
Vector Control - 5th consecutive year
Library - 5th consecutive year
Vehicle Maintenance - 5th consecutive year
ITS - 5th consecutive year
Purchasing - 5th consecutive year
Social Services - 5th consecutive year
Consolidated Human Services - 8th consecutive year
Board of Commissioners - 8th consecutive year
Administration - 7th consecutive year
Parks & Recreation - 2nd consecutive year
Health Department - 2nd consecutive year
Asset & Facilities. Management - 1st year
Airport - 1st year
Planning & Development - 1st year
Onslow County Silver Award Recipients
Senior Services - 1st year
Animal Services - 1st year
