Health and Occupational Safety Committee

Appointed by the Provost

The Health and Occupational Safety Committee encourages and supports a proactive approach to health and occupational safety by developing and recommending policies and procedures relating to students, faculty and staff of the university community as well as visitors to the campus. The committee considers campus accident reports, lost time accidents, traffic accident patterns and fires, and investigates serious accidents as dictated by the Arkansas Department of Labor.

The committee is comprised of four faculty members, one faculty at large, one each from the College of Engineering, the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, and the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences; seven staff representatives, one representative each from the Pat Walker Health Center, Facilities Management, University of Arkansas Police Department, Division of Agriculture, University Housing, Risk Management, Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, and Staff Senate; two student representatives, appointed each year by the Associated Student Government president; ex officio non-voting members who may designate representatives, the associate vice chancellor for Human Resources, the occupational safety coordinator for campus safety, campus fire marshal, the manager of the Office of Environmental Health and Safety, and the agricultural safety officer. 

The chair, to be selected from the faculty representatives, is elected by the committee members. The occupational safety coordinator for campus safety acts as secretary of the committee, works with the chair to schedule meetings and arranges for the recording and distribution of minutes.

Committee Members

Kaitlyn Gallagher, Chair - Faculty at Large from College of Education and Health Professions

Tom Spicer - Faculty representative from College of Engineering

Matt McIntosh - Faculty representative from J. William College of Arts and Sciences

Joanna Fiddler - Faculty representative from Divison of Agriculture/Dale Bumpers College of Argriculture, Food and Life Sciences

Sue Howerton - Staff representative from Pat Walker Health Center

Kelley Sharp - Staff representative from Facilites Management

Stephen Gahagans - Staff representative from UAPD

John Swenson - Staff representative from Division of Agriculture

Randy Green - Staff representative from University Housing

Houston Hopkins - Staff representative from Risk Management

Jeff Mellon - Staff representative from Athletics

Jen Boyer - Staff representative from Staff Senate

Tatum Bhargava - Undergraduate student representative

Jessica Doss - Undergraduate student representative

Michelle Hargis Wolfe - Ex-officio, non-voting member - Associate Vice Chancellor for Human Resources & Chief People Officer

Richard Ashworth - Ex-officio, non-voting  member - Director, Environmental Health and Safety

Wayne Brashear - Ex-officio, non-voting  member - Campus Fire Marshall

Danielle Best - Ex-officio, non-voting member - Occupational Safety Coordinator

Christine Bryant (AGRI) - Ex-officio, non-voting member, Agricultural Safety Officer