Publications

Dr Mike Webster has produced a range of documents over the years.  Many have been published and are available for download – their details are shown on this page.  Mike also publishes articles and other information via the MPW R&R blog pages – see the side bar for a list of his blog posts.

Click on the following links to see the list of publications in each area:


Construction health and safety

Considering temporary works early in a project: Reducing cost, improving buildability and reducing risk, TWf Information Sheet No. 14, October 2021 (Joint author)

Managing Temporary Works: An overview, CIOB Technical Information Sheet 3, July 2021 (Sole author)

‘Structural safety and CPD: what’s changing and what do I stand to gain?’, The Structural Engineer, July 2021, Pages 21-22 (Sole author)

‘Temporary Works for permanent works designers’, Temporary Works forum Yearbook 2021/22, Page 47 (Sole author)

The effectiveness of HSE’s regulatory approach: The construction example, HSE Research Report RR1082, August 2016 (Joint author)

Impact Assessment of the Working at Height Campaign in the Construction Sector, Report, Health and Safety Authority (Ireland), 2007 (Joint author)

The global perspective in addressing construction risks, HSE Research Report RR458, 2006 (Sole author)

Improving Health and Safety in Construction – Volume 1: Summary report, HSE Research Report 231, June 2004 (Primary author)

Improving Health and Safety in Construction – Volume 2: RIDDOR Accident Data Analysis Tool, HSE Research Report 232, June 2004 (Primary author)

Improving health and safety in construction – Volume 3: Construction transport accidents – Underlying causes and risk control, HSE Research Report 233, June 2004 (Primary author)

Improving Health and Safety in Construction – Volume 4: Hand-arm vibration syndrome, Underlying causes and risk control in the construction industry, HSE Research Report 114, 2003 (Primary author)

Improving health and safety in construction – Volume 5: Falls from height – Underlying causes and risk control, HSE Research Report 234, June 2004 (Primary author)

Improving health and safety in construction – Volume 6: Generic model for health and safety in construction, HSE Research Report 235, June 2004 (Primary author)

Improving health and safety in construction – Volume 7: Analysis of HSE Mechanisms, HSE Research Report 236, June 2004 (Primary author)

An analysis of the significant causes of fatal and major injuries in construction in Scotland, HSE Research Report 443, 2006 (Joint author)


Construction Design and Management (CDM) Regulations

Implementation of the Principal Designer role within CDM 2015, HSE Research Report 1198, June 2023 (Primary author)

Implementation of the Principal Designer role within CDM 2015, Technical Annex, June 2023 (Primary author)

‘The use of CDM 2007 in the London 2012 construction programme’, Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Civil Engineering 166, February 2013, Issue CE1, Pages 35–41 (Sole author)

London 2012: The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007: Duty holder roles and impact, HSE Research Report 941, 2012 (Primary author)

Evaluation of Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007, Part 1 Main Report and Part 2 Technical Annex, HSE Research Report 920 Part 1 and Part 2, 2012 (Primary author)

The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007: Duty holder roles and impact, Olympic Delivery Authority Learning Legacy Report ODA 2011/269, October 2011 (Joint author)

Evaluation of Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007 – Pilot study, HSE Research Report 845, 2011 (Sole author)

Improving the effectiveness of the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 1994 – Establishing views from construction stakeholders on the current effectiveness of CDM, HSE Research Report 538, 2007 (Joint author)

Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007 – Baseline Study, HSE Research Report 555, 2007 (Joint author)


Safety and service life of concrete structures

Deflections in concrete slabs and beams, Concrete Society, TR58, 2005 (Joint Author)

Design recommendations for multi-storey and underground car parks, Third Edition, Institution of Structural Engineers, June 2002 (Member of Task Group)

Manual for assessing ASR-affected concrete structures, CONTECVET A validated Users Manual for assessing the residual service life of concrete structures, EC Innovation Programme IN30902I, 2001 (Joint author)

The influence of serviceability on the economic design of concrete structures, Project Reference CI 39/3/536 (cc1824), Report for the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions, December 2000 (Primary author)

The Assessment of Corrosion-Damaged Concrete Structures, PhD Thesis, University of Birmingham, July 2000

‘The Structural Effects of Corrosion – an Overview of the Mechanisms’, Concrete Communications Conference, University of Birmingham, 29-30 June 2000, pp 409-421 (Joint author)

‘Improving the quality of concrete – The role of design and construction’, BCA Concrete in the Millennium, Cardington, 5 April 2000 (Sole author)

‘The assessment of deteriorating concrete bridges’, Concrete under severe conditions: Environment and loading, CONSEC ’98, E & F N Spon, 1998, pp. 698-707 (Joint author)

Relating Quality to Whole Life Costing, Project Reference CI 38/13/23 (cc1401), Final Report for the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions, September 1998 (Joint author)

‘The influence of design concept and detailing on the response of concrete structures to deterioration’, Concrete Communication Conference, Chilwell Manor, Southampton, July 1998, pp. 137-149 (Sole author)

Impact of deterioration on the safety of concrete structures, Project Reference CI 38/13/20 (cc1030), Final Report for the Department of the Environment, July 1998 (Sole author)

‘Multi-storey car parks – design and maintenance issues’, Structural Engineer, Volume 76, No 1, 6 January 1998, pp 15-16 (Sole author)

Manual for the Preliminary and Detailed Assessment of Reinforced Concrete Structures: Part 3 – Frost damaged structures, BRITE 4062: The Residual Service Life of Reinforced Concrete Structures, December 1995  (Joint author)

Manual for the Preliminary and Detailed Assessment of Reinforced Concrete Structures: Part 2 – Alkali-Silica Reaction (ASR) affected structures, BRITE 4062: The Residual Service Life of Reinforced Concrete Structures, December 1995  (Joint author)

An assessment of the ductility requirements for cold-worked reinforcement, BCA Report, October 1995


Organisational Risk

Deaf Ears – Board engagement with health and safety risks: why it doesn’t always happen, IOSH Magazine, February 2016, pp 55-58 (online version and virtual magazine versions) (Joint author)

Executive engagement: A foot in the door – How to engage boards on health, safety and risk issues, IOSH Magazine, March 2016, pp 54-57 (online version and virtual magazine versions) (Joint author)


Rail safety

H&S Data Analysis for Risk Based Regulation, Report for Project ORR/CT/19-21, January 2020 (Joint author)

Monitoring and Evaluation of Railways and Other Guided Transport Systems (Safety) Regulations 2006 (ROGS), ORR Monitoring Report 1, 2008 (Joint author)


Covid-19

‘The concept of reasonable practicability in the age of coronavirus’, Safety Matters, British Safety Council, September 2020, pp 24-27 (online version and virtual magazine) (Joint author)


General health and safety

Evidence base for identifying potential failures in the specification, use and maintenance of PPE at work, HSE Research Report 419, 2006 (Primary author)

Occupational health and safety support systems for small and medium sized enterprises, HSE Research Report 410, 2005 (Joint author)

New perspectives on falls from height – Identifying high profile areas for intervention, HSE Research Report 356, 2005 (Primary author)

Mapping health and safety standards in the UK waste industry, HSE Research Report 240, 2004 (Sole author)

Falls from height – Prevention and risk control effectiveness, HSE Research Report 116, 2003 (Primary author)

Influences on safe/unsafe practices – Farmers’ perspectives, HSE Research Report 709, 2009 (Joint author)

Patterns of non-fatal accidents in agriculture and the food supply chain, HSE Research Report 704, 2009 (Joint author)

Update to mapping health and safety standards in the UK waste industry, HSE Research Report 701, 2009 (Joint author)

Understanding and influencing farmers’ attitudes, HSE Research Report 700, 2009 (Joint author)

Forestry intervention appraisal and evaluation framework, HSE Research Report 688, 2010 (Joint author)

Exploring the influences of farming women and families on worker health and safety, HSE Research Report 423, 2006 (Joint author)


Dr Mike Webster is a chartered civil and structural engineer (FICE, FIStructE) with over 30 years’ experience.  He specialises in construction and structural safety, CDM and risk, and founded MPW R&R to provide Consulting, Forensic and Expert Witness services in those areas.

Mike has worked on the design, appraisal and site supervision of building and bridge structures.  He has developed guidance for assessing the safety of existing structures.  Mike led an independent review of CDM 1994 and the independent evaluation of CDM 2007.  He also led the review of the use of CDM 2007 in the construction of London 2012.

Mike has been instructed as an expert witness by both defence and prosecution teams in cases involving allegations of gross negligence manslaughter, breaches of the Health and Safety at Work Act and the CDM Regulations and the appeal of enforcement notices.

Mike is the author of around 20 published reports and papers on construction health and safety and the CDM Regulations.  He is also the author of a range of articles on CDM 2015.   He is a member of Structural-Safety and the Institution of Structural Engineers Health and Safety Panel.

For more information email Mike at mike.webster@mpwrandr.co.uk or give him a call on 07969 957471.