OSH 330/630 Global Issues in Occupational Safety and Health
OSH 387 OSH Standards
OSH 445/645 Loss Control Management and Measurement
OSH 452 Systems Approach to Hazard Control
OSH 488 Cooperative Education/Internship
OSH 546/646 Fundamentals of Risk Management
OSH 636 Transportation Safety
OSH 640 Safety and Health Program Management and Training
OSH 644 Graduate Cooperative Education
OSH 650 OSH Organizational Leadership and Management
OSH 657 Current Literature and Research in Safety and Health
OSH 697 Research in Environmental Health and Safety
Education
B.S., Occupational Safety and Health, Murray State University, Murray, KY
M.P.H., Environmental Health Sciences, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
Ph.D., Safety Sciences, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA
Certification and licensure
Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Board of Certified Safety Professionals
Associates Risk Management (ARM), The Institutes, Insurance Knowledge Group
Publications
Preventing Major Injuries, Observations on Theory, Models & a Path Ahead. Article.
Professional Safety, November 2013.
Prevention Through Design, A Curriculum Model to Facilitate Hazard Analysis & Risk
Assessment. Article. Professional Safety, April 2015.
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act: Relevant to OSH Practice? Article. Professional Safety, February,
2016.
Contractor Safety Prequalification: The Reality of Demanded Written Programs. Professional
Safety, July 2018.
Contractor Safety Prequalification: The Significant Limitations of Loss Rates. Professional
Safety, July 2019.
The Relevance & Benefit of ISO 31000 to OSH Practice. Wilbanks, D. & Byrd, T. (2020).
Professional Safety, October 2020. Vol. 65(10).
Early COVID-19 Planning, Response and Lessons in Occupational Safety and Health. Wilbanks,
D., Abulhassan, Y., & Kilpatrick, R. Professional Safety, January 2021.
Contractor Safety Prequalification - Background, Current Practice and New Paths. Professional
Safety, March 2021.
Key Stakeholder Perceptions of Select Forward Mobile Equipment Pedestrian Alarms.
Wilbanks, D., Kilpatrick, R. & Abulhassan, Y. Journal of Safety Research, January
2022.
Reconciling occupational safety and health (OSH) Master’s of Science curricula with
employer demands. Wilbanks, D., Abulhassan, Y., Wachter, J. Safety Science. January 2023.
Professional experience prior to Murray State
Corporate Safety & Health Manager, Gerdau Long Steel North America, Tampa, FL, 2004
- 2017
Operations Manager, Principal Consultant, Det Norske Veritas (DNV), U.S.A., Inc.,
1996 – 2004
Senior Consultant, Det Norske Veritas (DNV), U.S.A., Inc., 1990 – 1994
Related experience and early career
On-site and corporate mining and steel industry safety and health program management:
