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Dan Hair serves as an Adjunct Associate Professor at the University of Utah within the College of Health and the Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health (RMCOEH). He has taught multiple occupational safety and health (OSH) courses at RMCOEH and the University of Utah since 2014, including four courses in an OSH Minor developed in the College of Health in 2019.
His research focuses on Occupational Safety and Health, with nationally recognized expertise in Agricultural Safety and Health. He has published peer-reviewed work in Ergonomics and Risk Management, bridging practical industry experience with academic rigor. His career spans insurance-sector safety leadership, NIOSH advisory roles, and extension teaching at San Diego State University.
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Professor Hair has shaped academic programs through course development and served as Co-Chair of NIOSH's Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Sector Council (2009-2020). His industry background includes 25 years at Zenith Insurance Company as Senior Vice President and National Director of Safety & Health, preceded by roles at California's State Compensation Insurance Fund since 1976.
He actively contributes to research centers including the Total Worker Health Center and Clean Air Schools for Utah initiative, while supporting outreach through Mountain West OSHA Safety Training, HAZWOPER Training, and CERT Training programs.
