Risk Management Division
UDOT’s Risk Management Division promotes an innovative transportation safety culture aimed at enhancing the quality of life for employees, contractors, and the traveling public. This vital work is performed by centralized and decentralized teams of employee safety professionals across the state. It includes improving organizational resiliency through certified safety training, OCIP administration, project safety inspections, records & claims management oversight, GRAMA fulfillment, loss control, and state insurance procurement processes.
Contact Info - Risk Management Division
Risk Management Division Org Chart
Rod McDaniels, MPA, CIPM
Director of Risk Management
rmcdaniels@utah.gov
801-633-6219
EMPLOYEE SAFETY SECTION:
Keith Bladen
Statewide Employee Safety Program Manager/OCIP
kbladen@utah.gov
801-791-2412
Nick Peterson, CHST
Liability Prevention Specialist
nick@utah.gov
435-590-1285
Veronica Reilly
Liability Prevention Specialist
vreilly@utah.gov
435-241-8768
RECORDS & CLAIMS MANAGEMENT SECTION:
Brandi Trujillo
Records & Claims Program Manager
btrujillo@utah.gov
801-965-4961
Heidi Thomas
Records & Claims Coordinator
hrthomas@utah.gov
801-965-4116
Mandy Archuleta
GRAMA Coordinator
mandyknowlden@utah.gov
801-965-4715
Contact Info - Region Safety Managers
REGION ONE SAFETY MANAGERS:
Spencer Morris
R1 Employee Safety Manager
slmorris@utah.gov
435-452-1678
Jason Trujillo
R1 Employee Safety Manager
jtrujillo@utah.gov
801-295-3578
REGION TWO SAFETY MANAGERS:
Dottie Weese
R2 Employee Safety Manager
dweese@utah.gov
801-975-4902
Bobby Hall
R2 Employee Safety Manager
rbhall@utah.gov
801-887-3475
REGION THREE SAFETY MANAGERS:
Seth Buhler
R3 Employee Safety Manager
sethbuhler@utah.gov
801-637-5926
Mote Siufanua
R3 Employee Safety Manager
msiufanua@utah.gov
801-830-6979
REGION FOUR SAFETY MANAGERS:
Jeff Willden
R4 Employee Safety Manager (Region Four)
jdwillden@utah.gov
435-201-1197
Marc Lambert
R4 Employee Safety Manager (Richfield)
mlambert@utah.gov
435-851-5719
Kurt McFarlane
R4 Employee Safety Manager (Price)
kmcfarlane@utah.gov
435-650-1156
Kyle Christensen
R4 Employee Safety Manager (Cedar)
kchristensen1@utah.gov
435-231-5343
Why Safety Matters!
Resource Links - Employee Safety Section
UDOT Safety and Health Manual
This manual outlines a safety and health program for the prevention of job-related accidents, health issues, and traveling public impacts during the construction of UDOT projects. An objective of this program is to assure that all personnel and traveling public are treated as the most important asset of highway construction projects.
Rolling OCIP Program
UDOT’s Rolling Owner Controlled Insurance Program (OCIP) ensures that consistent insurance liability protections are in place for large (>$75M) highway construction projects. The Rolling OCIP protects taxpayer investments by shielding UDOT and its construction contractors against catastrophic losses. In addition, the Rolling OCIP provides an optimized construction safety environment via systematic and proactive safety inspections that are facilitated in direct coordination with private-sector casualty insurance providers. For a more detailed look at this program, please click THIS LINK to view UDOT’s Rolling OCIP Manual.