Bio
Kristi Spears is a Safety and Health Specialist at NC State University Industry Expansion Solutions, where she assists in OSHA compliance and workplace safety and health program training. As an authorized OSHA Outreach trainer for the construction industry, she also conducts customized safety and health training for IES clients and customers such as Heat Illness and Prevention and Fall Protection. During her 8+ years in the safety and health field, Kristi has worked with various trades in the construction industry from concrete and steel erection to drywall and landscaping. As a safety director she helped acquire awards for decreasing recordable incidents and days away from work from the National Safety Council and NCDOL, additionally she headed up the Elite Safety Unit and similar safety committees for several companies. Through her experience and skills, Kristi helps companies in the construction industry learn how to build recordkeeping processes, assess hazards, improve incident investigations, and grow a safety and health culture that is sustainable and involved at each level across an organization. The safety cultures she fostered have aided companies in winning contracts for projects including: Centene, Fort Bragg SOF, Eli Lilly, Pfizer Rocky Mt & Sanford, Novo Nordisk, Nuvotronics, Galaxy, Thermo Fisher TFS, CLT Airport, Wolfspeed and more. Kristi earned her C-MESH certificate through North Carolina State University. She is also a certified instructor through the National Safety Council for Defensive Driving, First Aid/CPR/AED, Lift Trucks, and more. Outside work, Kristi expands her horticultural knowledge, grows her library of board games to enjoy with family and friends, and is fond of hearing and sharing the latest dad jokes.
