Rocky Mountain Center for
Occupational and Environmental Health
Advisory Board Meeting Agenda
October 24, 2025
I. Welcome and Introductions
II. Open & Public Meetings Act
III. Minutes Approval [00 Handout]
IV. Announcements
a. RMCOEH/OEH Programs:
- Eric Wood will be retiring, effective January 2026
- Matt Hughes entered a phased retirement
- BIS program now a QAP-graduates eligible for GSP certification and on track for CSP credential
- Harwood Grant: $200,000 awarded to deliver nine 4-hour training courses on chemical hazards and safety across six states in our region
- USHE P-2 report [01 Handout]
V. RMCOEH Advisory Board Membership [02 Handout]
VI. Weber State U & U Utah Programs Progress
a. Weber State University James Taylor
b. University of Utah Wendy Hobson-Rohrer
c. RMCOEH Joint Budget [03 Handout]
VII. High School Pathways [04 Handout] Tori Joy
VIII. Silicosis Cases, Including Lung Transplants (California)[05 Handout] Kurt Hegmann
a. Countertop industry
b. Screening and surveillance program changes
IX. Bachelor's Program(s) [06 Handout] Justin Thygerson & Matt Hughes
a. Minor in Occupational Safety and Health (OSH)
X. NIOSH
a. NIOSH & ERCs Federal Funding Update - FY26 House LHHS Report [07 Handout]
XI. Utah Firefighter Cancer Initiative (3SHB65) Brad Wardle & Matt Thiese
a. Hose-Cutting Ceremony (October 15, 2025)
b. Screening began August 2025
c. Establishing a Trust
XII. Legislation
a. Yearly RMCOEH Final Legislative Report(s) [08 Handout]
XIII. Marketing Bubba Brown & Charlie Schuknecht
a. Impact Report [09 Handout]
b. Development materials (draft) [10 Handout]
XIV. Center Director Report Kurt Hegmann
a. Accolades [11 Handout]
b. ORG Chart [12 Handout]
XV. RMCOEH Advisory Board Executive Committee Report
Next Meeting: ____________
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