Tyrone Sullivan takes helm of IT

 
 
Tyrone Sullivan
Thirty-year TDLWD veteran Tyrone Sullivan has been named Administrator for Information Technology and looks forward to meeting the challenges inherent in Information Technology operations.
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Where are the coaches?

Literally, the three new mobile units are currently in production in Columbia Falls, Montana, and scheduled for delivery to Tennessee the end of March. The units are in the wrap graphics stage, that is, images are being applied to the exterior that identify them as being the TDLWD career coaches.
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Sharps injury prevention targeting initiative pays off

 
The TOSHA division of the TDLWD has seen sharps injuries decrease significantly since beginning a targeting initiative in 2006 aimed at reducing sharps injuries in hospitals and surgery centers.
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Job fairs direct workers to job openings

 
Job fairs in Knoxville and Crossville in February marked the beginning of job placement activities for 2011, suggesting hope for the economy for the months ahead.
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Dustin Swayne shares RESA program for national group

The department’s RESA program was featured at the U.S. Department of Labor “Road to Recovery: Strategies for Reemployment” conference held in Arlington, Virginia, in December. Dustin Swayne, program specialist for Employment Security, spoke on the RESA (Re-Employment Services Assessment) program during the best practices segment of the conference.
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Quick response was key in choking emergency

 
 
Dave Montoya
When Dave Montoya trains hundreds of people every year as a volunteer health and safety
instructor, he tells his students that they will most likely use their CPR skills on a family member or a co-worker. Dave practiced what he teaches when
a fellow worker experienced a choking emergency.
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Vet conference focuses on improving services

Career Center vet staff and managers learn about changes in legislation and practices and study new goals from USDOL during vet conference in Nashville.
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Employee Commendations

The following TDLWD employees were recently commended: Anna Williams, Crossville Career Center; Wanda Brannon, Lawrenceburg Career Center; Molly Ammons, Columbia Career Center; Bob Wallace, Nashville Employer Accounts; Sandy Barnett, Darlene Williams, Kimberly Huss, Angela Jackson, and William Stephenson, Huntingdon Career Center; Darlene McDonald, Central Office Workers’ Comp; and Alane Paschall, Paris Career Center.
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Every Employee Has a Story

 
 
Betty Chrisman
Longtime Paris Career Center career specialist Betty Chrisman is a huge fan of the University of Tennessee basketball program - both men’s and women's teams.
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Staff of the department’s Research & Statistics division gathered for a group picture with longtime director Joe Cummings, who retired in February with 46 years service. That’s he in the grey shirt in the middle of the second row
 
 
Division updates
Read Division Updates this month to learn about these headlines and more news from all agency divisions:
  • Employment Security On March 28, a two-week face-to-face Use Case Review Summit will begin in Savannah, Georgia, in which the SCUBI team will test the flow of test claims through the entire benefits process.
  • TOSHA Sandy Bennett has been selected to serve on the OSHA Training Institute’s (OTI) Field Advisory Committee.

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