Important links:
- 17-8-412 Prohibitions on employers -- employee remedies.
A governmental entity or private entity may not adopt or enforce a rule, regulation, or policy preventing an employee from disclosing information to a government or law enforcement agency with regard to or from acting in furtherance of an investigation of a violation.
- 50-71-123 Retaliation prohibited.
A public sector employer may not retaliate against a public sector employee.
- The general citation for the Occupational Safety and Health Act: Title 50, chapter 71, Mont. Code Ann. (2009)
- The statute that is violated by a public sector employer with an unsafe workplace: 50-71-116(1), MCA (2009)
- The Department’s authority to conduct an inspection: 50-71-118, MCA (2009)
- The Department’s authority to issue a written citation (and impose a monetary penalty): 50-71-119, MCA (2009)
Contact Information:
Unit Supervisor
Jerry Laughery jlaughery2@mt.gov 406-444-1797
Administrative Support
Lana Cooper 406-444-6401
Specialist Email Phone
Ethan Anderson ethan.anderson@mt.gov 406-444-0432
Matt Berg matthew.berg@mt.gov 406-444-2605
Darby Decker darby.decker@mt.gov 406-444-6536
David Evans daevans@tmgov 406-444-6596
CJ Holland charles.holland@mt.gov 406-444-2625
Tyler Sanders tyler.sanders@mt.gov 406-444-6631
Compliance Specialist Profiles:
Ethan Anderson - Helena
Ethan was born and raised in Great Falls, MT. He graduated from Montana Tech of the University of Montana with a B.S. in Occupational Safety & Health in 2017. Throughout his career he has gained safety & health knowledge through education, surface coal mining and underground metal mining in Wyoming, North Dakota & Michigan. Ethan emjoys spending free time with his family & friends: fishing, boating and hiking/backpacking.
Matthew Berg - Helena
Matthew was born and raised in Butte, MT. He graduated from Montana Tech with a B.S. Occupational Safety & Health in 2016. Matthew joins the Compliance team after three years of working in the commercial construction industry throughout Wyoming & Colorado. In his free time, Matthew enjoys watching/playing sports and spending time with friends and family.
Darby Decker - Helena
Darby was born and raised in Butte, MT. She graduated from Montana Tech with a B.S. in Occupational Safety and Health in 2019. During college she gained safety and health experience through multiple internships at Colstrip Power Plant. Darby enjoys skiing, camping, hiking, and hunting in her free time.
David Evans - Helena
David was born and raised in Montana and has recently earned a M.S. in Industrial Hygiene and a B.S. in Occupation Safety and Health from Montana Tech of the University of Montana. Through his education and work experience David has gained safety knowledge in a variety of different industries including construction, mining and general industry. David also has experience in the industrial hygiene field conducting many different types of exposure assessments including aerosol sampling and noise monitoring.
CJ Holland - Helena
CJ was born and raised in Montana. He earned his B.S. in Occupational Safety & Health from Montana Tech of the University of Montana in 2017 and his M.S. in Industrial Hygiene from Montana Technological University in 2019. CJ gained his safety & industrial hygiene knowledge by interning in the mining industry for the Eagle Mine in Michigan and Rio Tinto Minerals in California. He also interned for Northwestern Energy. CJ enjoys outdoor activities like fly fishing, hunting and snowboarding.
Tyler Sanders - Helena
Tyler Sanders was born and raised as a Montana kid. He attended Capital High throughout high school and went on to graduate from Montana Tech In 2018 with a B.S. in Occupational Safety and Health while also being a 4-year starter on the football team. Tyler gained his hands-on safety knowledge by interning in industrial construction as well as underground coal mining throughout his previous internship in New Mexico. Tyler enjoys all the outdoor activities that Montana has to offer such as hiking, fly fishing, hunting, and skiing.