Rocky Mountain Environmental Training (RMET), established in 2021, is the leading provider of asbestos, lead-based paint, and safety training in Utah. With our team of seasoned instructors, having over 75 years of combined experience, we have successfully trained more than 20,000 individuals. Specializing in asbestos and lead training, we are committed to equipping trainees with the knowledge and skills required to address critical environmental hazards, ensuring safer and more sustainable practices in our communities.
Our Vision
Rocky Mountain Environmental Training envisions becoming the foremost authority in asbestos and lead-based paint training throughout Utah, setting the gold standard for environmental safety education in the region. Our commitment is to provide cutting-edge, certified training programs that empower professionals and individuals to safeguard public health and the environment by effectively managing asbestos, lead, and environmental hazards. Through innovation, excellence, and unwavering dedication, we aim to catalyze a safer, healthier future for our communities and the Rocky Mountain region as a whole.
Meet the Instructors
David C. Roskelley, MSPH, CIH, CSP, FAIHA
Mr. Roskelley has a Masters Degree in Public Health with an emphasis in Industrial Hygiene from the University of Utah/Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health (RMCOEH) and currently teaches as an adjunct faculty member. Mr. Roskelley is a Board Certified Safety Professional (CSP) as well as a Board Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH). He most recently served as Past Chair of the American Board of Industrial Hygiene (ABIH) and has previously served on the AIHA Board as a Director. He is an EPA AHERA-accredited Asbestos Inspector, Management Planner, Project Designer and Contractor/Supervisor, and is a California-Certified Asbestos Consultant (#97-2250). He is an EPA-approved instructor and training manager for all asbestos and lead-based paint disciplines and has taught in excess of 50,000 students over 25 years of teaching with the RMCOEH. He has extensive asbestos/industrial hygiene consulting experience throughout the United States, Canada, and South America and is licensed to conduct asbestos work in approximately 14 states including Utah, Colorado, California, Nevada, Wyoming, Arizona, and Idaho. Additionally, he holds current certifications in Lead Inspection, Lead Risk Assessment and Lead Supervision and is certified by the State of Utah Division of Air Quality (DAQ). Most recently, Mr. Roskelley was recognized for extraordinary contributions to the industrial hygiene profession and awarded the distinguished title of “Fellow” by the American Industrial Hygiene Association.
Steve Smith
Mr. Smith is an EPA AHERA accredited Asbestos Inspector and Project Designer. He currently teaches for the University of Utah/Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health (RMCOEH) is an EPA approved instructor for all asbestos and lead -based paint disciplines. He has taught in excess of 10,000 students over 10 years of teaching asbestos and lead based paint courses. He has over 18 years of asbestos/industrial hygiene consulting experience throughout the United States, is licensed to conduct asbestos work in approximately 10 states including Utah, Colorado, Tennessee, Nevada, Wyoming, Arizona, and Idaho. Additionally, he holds current certifications in Lead Inspection, Lead Risk Assessment and Lead Supervision and is certified by the State of Utah Division of Air Quality (DAQ).
Stephen S. Galley, MAEd, CSP
Mr. Galley has a Master’s degree in Secondary Education (Science) and Bachelors’ degrees in both Environmental Engineering and Environmental Science. For the past 30-years he has been an EPA AHERA-accredited Asbestos Inspector, Management Planner, Project Designer and Contractor/Supervisor, and is a Missouri-Certified Air Sampler. Mr. Galley is also a Lead Inspector, Lead Risk Assessor, HAZWOPER trained and is UST Groundwater and Soil Sampling Certified. He has taught tens of thousands of students during 30+ years of instruction for various providers and universities. He has extensive environmental cleanup, industrial hygiene and safety consulting experience. Mr. Galley conducts work in most of the 50 states and in multiple countries. Mr. Galley has 35-years of military experience and with working on DOD locations.
Eldon Romney
Mr. Romney began his asbestos career in the 1980s with the Salt Lake County Health Department. He spent a short time with EnviroSearch, then with Industrial Health Incorporated (which became IHI Environmental), and then JBR Environmental. He then co-founded R & R Environmental where he worked for over 17 years. He founded Air Quality Consulting, where he still does some consulting. He is an EPA and OSHA-approved asbestos instructor for all asbestos disciplines and has worked closely with regulatory, business and school clients. He’s currently mostly retired, enjoying traveling, his classic cars (1962 Studebaker GT Hawk and 1979 MG Midget) and his beautiful wife, Lynda.