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  • The Emerging Threat Of Ransomware

    The threat of cyber attacks is at an all-time high and growing; the financial implications are continuing to rise as well.  Cybersecurity Ventures, a leading research organization of the global cyber economy, predicts that cybercrime damages will cost the world $6 trillion annually by 2021, doubling $3 trillion spent in 2015.  Deputy Attorney General Rod […]

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  • Five Tips to Build Capacity for Internal Program Evaluation

    While NC State’s Industry Expansion Solutions Evaluation Group provides comprehensive evaluation services across various industries, we seek to train our clients on how to build evaluation capacity within their own programs as well. Here are a few ‘quick tips’ we’ve learned and would like to share with you.

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  • A Guide to Program Evaluation

    Want to learn how efficient and effective your program is? Here are several key factors that may indicate an evaluation of your program should be considered.

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  • Focus On… Generator Safety—Don’t be Caught in the Dark

    I’m sure you’ve heard it time and time again. During every winter weather storm, elected officials, first responders, and news anchors echo the same sentiment, “Don’t bring your gas-powered generators inside.” Running a gas powered generator in your home emits the same type of deadly fumes as leaving your car running in a closed garage. […]

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  • It Can Do What?

    My seventeen year old thinks I need an Apple Watch. She has one and, from what I’ve seen, it’s strapped to her left wrist to notify her that the iPhone she’s holding in her right hand just received a snap-gram insta-text. To convince me to also get one, she describes the features designed for old […]

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  • Trainer Toolbox for January 2019

    Is Your Workplace Winter Weather Ready? Stand-Down to Stand Up Against Workplace Falls New Requirements for Crane Operator Certification  OSHA Outreach Training Program Revisions  FOOTnotes – For Our Outreach Trainers: Information specific to OSHA Outreach Trainers authorized through the Southeastern OTI Education Center.     Is Your Workplace Winter Weather Ready? Extreme winter weather in North Carolina tends to […]

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  • Trainer Toolbox for November 2018

    Weekly Safety Tips Brought to you by OSHAs  OSHA Clarifies Its Position on Incentive Programs and Drug Testing Dig Safely! OSHA Trenching and Excavation Updates  FOOTnotes – For Our Outreach Trainers: Information specific to OSHA Outreach Trainers authorized through the Southeastern OTI Education Center.     Weekly Safety Tips Brought to You by OSHA Start your Mondays off right […]

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