53B-30-203.  Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health.

(1)  There is established at the University of Utah and Weber State University the Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health, to be a center for occupational health, safety, and environment education and research.

Terms Used In Utah Code 53B-30-203

  • Affected populations: include :
(a) employees;
(b) employers;
(c) insurers;
(d) professionals or professional organizations related to occupational and environmental health;
(e) government agencies; and
(f) outside academic institutions. See Utah Code 53B-30-202
  • Center: means the Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health established in Section 53B-30-203. See Utah Code 53B-30-202
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
    • (2)  The University of Utah and Weber State University shall:

    (a)  jointly operate the center in a manner so that the center is:

    (i)  eligible to be designated as an education and research center by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health in the United States Department of Health and Human Services; and

    (ii)  a resource for affected populations to:

    (A)  improve workplace health, safety, and environment; and

    (B)  contribute to economic growth and development in Utah and the surrounding region; and

    (b)  each appoint a co-principal investigator upon application for the designation described in Subsection (2)(a)(i).

    (3)  The University of Utah senior vice president for health sciences and the Weber State University provost and vice president of academic affairs shall jointly develop an annual budget for the center that considers funding from all available sources.

    Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 425, 2021 General Session

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