Professor David Walters

2024

• Walters, D., James, P. and Johnstone, R. 2024. Fundamental principles and realities of practice: work health and safety in low- and middle-income countries. Work in the Global Economy (10.1332/27324176Y2024D000000024)
• Walters, D. 2024. Professions, power and paradox in occupational safety and health in the 21st century. Safety Science 174, article number: 106446. (10.1016/j.ssci.2024.106446)
• Walters, D., Johnstone, R. and James, P. 2024. The challenge of improving work health and safety in global supply chains: institutions and evidence of effectiveness. Economic and Industrial Democracy (10.1177/0143831X241247645)

2022

• Walters, D., Johnstone, R., Bluff, E., Limborg, H. J. and Gensby, U. 2022. Prevention services for occupational safety and health in the European Union: Anachronisms or supports for better practice?. Safety Science 152, article number: 105793. (10.1016/j.ssci.2022.105793)
• Walters, D. and Wadsworth, E. 2022. Arrangements for workers' safety and health in container terminals: Corporate core values and concrete practice. Economic and Industrial Democracy 43(1), pp. 303-321. (10.1177/0143831X19893767)

2021

• Walters, D. and Wadsworth, E. 2021. Determinants of effective action on workplace safety and health in global companies — The case of global network container terminal operators. Marine Policy 124, article number: 104374. (10.1016/j.marpol.2020.104374)

2020

• Walters, D. and Quinlan, M. 2020. An international history of coalminers’ actions to voice resistance to the appropriation of their safety and health, 1870-1925. Relations industrielles/Industrial Relations (RI/IR) 75(2), pp. 376-400. (10.7202/1070353ar)
• Walters, D. and Wadsworth, E. 2020. Participation in safety and health in European workplaces: Framing the capture of representation. European Journal of Industrial Relations 26(1), pp. 75-90. (10.1177/0959680119835670)
• Walters, D., Wadsworth, E. and Bhattacharya, S. 2020. What about the workers? — Experiences of arrangements for safety and health in global container terminals. Safety Science 121, pp. 474-484. (10.1016/j.ssci.2019.09.017)

2019

• Quinlan, W. and Walters, D. 2019. Voice and resistance: Coalminers’ struggles to represent their health and safety interests in Australia and New Zealand 1871-1925. Economic and Labour Relations Review 30(4), pp. 513-531. (10.1177/1035304619877588)
• Walters, D., Quinlan, M., Johnstone, R. and Wadsworth, E. 2019. Representing miners in arrangements for health and safety in coalmines: a study of current practice. Economic and Industrial Democracy 40(4), pp. 976-996. (10.1177/0143831X16679891)
• Lippel, K. and Walters, D. 2019. Regulating health and safety and workers' compensation in Canada for the mobile workforce: Now you see them, now you don't. New Solutions: A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy 29(3), pp. 317-348. (10.1177/1048291119868805)
• Walters, D. and Quinlan, M. 2019. Representing workers on occupational safety and health: some lessons from a largely ignored history. Industrial Relations Journal 50(4), pp. 399-414. (10.1111/irj.12268)

2017

• Conghua, X., Tang, L. and Walters, D. 2017. Who is dominant? Occupational health and safety management in Chinese shipping. Journal of Industrial Relations 59(1), pp. 65-84. (10.1177/0022185616676231)
• Walters, D., James, P. and Wadsworth, E. J. 2017. Drivers and constraints for OSH improvement in global value chains - the perspective of research on OSH management and standards. In: Food and agriculture global value chains: Drivers and constraints for occupational safety and health improvement. Volume 1 Perspectives from relevant research areas. International Labour Organisation, pp. 45-58.

2016

• Walters, D., Johnstone, R., Quinlan, M. and Wadsworth, E. 2016. Safeguarding workers: a study of health and safety representatives in the Queensland coal mining industry, 1990-2013. Relations Industrielles/Industrial Relations 71(3), pp. 418-441. (10.7202/1037659ar)
• Walters, D., Quinlan, M., Johnstone, R. and Wadsworth, E. 2016. Cooperation or resistance? Representing workers' health and safety in a hazardous industry. Industrial Relations Journal 47(4), pp. 379-395. (10.1111/irj.12147)
• Walters, D. and Wadsworth, E. J. 2016. Contexts and arrangements for occupational safety and health in micro and small enterprises in the EU-SESAME projects. Project Report. [Online]. European Agency for Safety and Health at Work. Available at: http://osha.europa.eu/en/tools-and-publications/publications/contexts-and-arrangements-occupational-safety-and-health-micro
• Walters, D. and Wadsworth, E. J. 2016. Experiences of arrangements for health, safety and welfare in the global container terminal industry. Project Report. [Online]. Institution of Occupational Safety and Health. Available at: https://www.iosh.co.uk/Books-and-resources/Experiences-of-arrangements-for-health-safety-and-welfare-in-the-global-container-terminal-industry.aspx
• Walters, D., James, P., Sampson, H., Bhattacharya, S., Xue, C. and Wadsworth, E. J. K. 2016. Supply chain leverage and regulating health and safety management in shipping. Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations 71(1), pp. 33-56. (10.7202/1035901ar)

2015

• James, P., Walters, D., Sampson, H. and Wadsworth, E. 2015. Protecting workers through supply chains: lessons from two construction case studies. Economic and Industrial Democracy 36(4), pp. 727-747. (10.1177/0143831X14532296)
• James, P., Walters, D., Sampson, H. and Wadsworth, E. J. 2015. Regulating the employment dynamics of domestic supply chains. Journal of Industrial Relations 57(4), pp. 526-543.
• Wadsworth, E. J. K., Bhattacharya, S. and Walters, D. 2015. Representing workers on arrangements for occupational safety and health in a global industry: dock-workers' experiences in two countries. Policy and Practice in Health and Safety 13(2), pp. 87-107. (10.1080/14774003.2015.11667819)
• Walters, D., Wadsworth, E. J. K., Johnstone, R. and Quinlan, M. 2015. A study of the role of workers' representatives in health and safety arrangements in coal mines in Queensland. Project Report. [Online]. Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) Mining and Energy Division. Available at: http://cfmeu.com.au/the-role-of-worker-representatives-in-health-and-safety-in-qld-coal-mines-new-study

2014

• Sampson, H., Walters, D., James, P. and Wadsworth, E. 2014. Making headway? Regulatory compliance in the shipping industry. Social and Legal Studies 23(3), pp. 383-402. (10.1177/0964663914529684)
• Walters, D. and Wadsworth, E. J. K. 2014. Contexts and determinants of the management of occupational safety and health in European workplaces. Policy and Practice in Health and Safety 12, pp. 109-130. (10.1080/14774003.2014.11667806)
• Wadsworth, E. J. K. and Walters, D. 2014. The determinants of workplace health and safety practice in the UK. Policy and Practice in Health and Safety 12(2), pp. 3-22. (10.1080/14774003.2014.11667801)

2013

• Bloor, M. J., Sampson, H., Baker, S. C., Walters, D., Dahlgren, K., Wadsworth, E. J. K. and James, P. 2013. Room for manoeuvre? Regulatory compliance in the global shipping industry. Social and Legal Studies 22(2), pp. 171-189. (10.1177/0964663912467814)
• Walters, D., Wadsworth, E. J. K. and Quinlan, M. 2013. Analysis of the determinants of workplace occupational safety and health practice in a selection of EU Member States. Project Report. [Online]. European Agency for Safety and Health at Work. Available at: https://osha.europa.eu/en/publications/reports/analysis-determinants-workplace-OSH-in-EU
• Walters, D. and Sampson, H. 2013. Supply chain leverage and health and safety management in shipping - the case of the container trade. Presented at: Seafarers International Research Centre Symposium 2013Seafarers International Research Centre Symposium Proceedings (2013). Cardiff, UK: Seafarers International Research Centre pp. 83-99.
• Nichols, T. and Walters, D. eds. 2013. Safety or profit? International studies in governance, change and the work environment. Amityville, NY: Baywood Publishing Company.
• Walters, D. and Bailey, N. J. 2013. Lives in peril: profit or safety in the global maritime industry?. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.

2012

• Walters, D. and Wadsworth, E. J. K. 2012. Managing the health and safety of workers in globalised container terminals: a preliminary study of the experience of health and safety arrangements and outcomes in container terminals operated by Global Network Terminal Operators. Project Report. International Transport Workers Federation.

2011

• Walters, D. 2011. Worker representation and psycho-social risks: a problematic relationship?. Safety Science 49(4), pp. 599-606. (10.1016/j.ssci.2010.09.008)
• Walters, D., Wadsworth, E. J. K., Davies, O. R., Lloyd-Williams, H. and Marsh, K. 2011. Analysis of the findings of the European Survey of Enterprises on New and Emerging Risks on the effectiveness and support for worker representation and consultation on health and safety. Project Report. [Online]. European Agency for Safety and Health at Work. Available at: https://osha.europa.eu/en/publications/reports/esener_workers-involvement
• Wadsworth, E., Marsh, K., Turgo, N. and Walters, D. 2011. Learning legacy: lessons learned from the London 2012 Games construction project. Project Report. London, UK: Institution of Occupational Safety and Health.
• Walters, D., Bhattacharya, S. and Xue, C. 2011. Managing health and safety through the supply chain: a case study of supply chain influence in the shipping industry. Presented at: Seafarers International Research Centre Symposium 2011Seafarers International Research Centre Symposium Proceedings (2011). Cardiff, UK: Seafarers International Research Centre pp. 66-88.

2010

• Kooperationsstelle Hamburg, ., Walters, D., Wadsworth, E. J. K., CIOP-PIB Warsaw, . and TNO Amsterdam, . 2010. Contract to analyse and evaluate the impact of the practical implementation in the workplace of national measures implementing directive 98/24/EC on chemical agents. Project Report. [Online]. European Commission. Available at: http://ec.europa.eu/social/BlobServlet?docId=10152&langId=en
• Walters, D. 2010. The role of worker representation and consultation in managing health and safety in the construction industry. Working paper. Geneva: International Labour Office.

2009

• Loudoun, R. and Walters, D. 2009. Trade union strategies to support representation on health and safety in Australia and the UK: integration or isolation?. In: Walters, D. and Nichols, W. A. T. eds. Workplace Health and Safety: International Perspectives on Worker Representation. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 177-200.
• Vogel, L. and Walters, D. 2009. An afterword on European Union policy and practice. In: Walters, D. and Nichols, W. A. T. eds. Workplace Health and Safety: International Perspectives on Worker Representation. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 90-108.
• Nichols, T. and Walters, D. 2009. Worker representation on health and safety in the UK – problems with the preferred model and beyond. In: Walters, D. and Nichols, W. A. T. eds. Workplace Health and Safety: International Perspectives on Worker Representation. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 19-30.
• Walters, D. and Nichols, T. 2009. Introduction: representing workers on health and safety in the modern world of work. In: Walters, D. and Nichols, W. A. T. eds. Workplace Health and Safety: International Perspectives on Worker Representation. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 1-18.
• Walters, D. and Nichols, T. eds. 2009. Workplace health and safety: International perspectives on worker representation. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
• Walters, D. and James, P. 2009. Understanding the role of supply chains in influencing health and safety at work. Project Report. [Online]. Institution of Occupational Safety and Health. Available at: https://www.iosh.co.uk/~/media/Documents/Books%20and%20resources/Published%20research/Cardiff-Brookes_RR_Feb_10.ashx
• Walters, D. and James, P. 2009. Understanding the role of supply chains in influencing health and safety management. Technical Report.
• Walters, D. 2009. Supply chains and the best practice in the management of health and safety at sea. Presented at: Seafarers International Research Centre Symposium 2009Seafarers International Research Centre Symposium Proceedings (2009). Cardiff, UK: Seafarers International Research Centre pp. 47-74.

2007

• Walters, D. 2007. Managing the risks from hazardous chemicals. The Sea(190), pp. 4.
• Nichols, T., Walters, D. and Tasiran, A. C. 2007. Trade unions, institutional mediation and industrial safety- evidence from the UK. Journal of Industrial Relations 49(2), pp. 211-226. (10.1177/0022185607074919)
• Walters, D. and Nichols, T. 2007. Worker representation and workplace health and safety. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
• Walters, D. 2007. Within reach? Managing chemical risks in small enterprises. Work, Health and Environment Series. Amityville, NY: Baywood.
• Walters, D. 2007. Chemical risk management. Presented at: Seafarers International Research Centre Symposium 2007, Cardiff University, 04-05 July 2007Seafarers International Research Centre Symposium Proceedings (2007). Cardiff, UK: Seafarers International Research Centre pp. 59-80.

2006

• Walters, D. and Grodzki, K. 2006. Beyond limits? Dealing with chemical risks at work in Europe. London: Elsevier.
• Nichols, T. and Walters, D. 2006. Representation and consultation on health and safety in chemicals: an exploration of limits to the preferred model. Employee Relations 28(3), pp. 230-254. (10.1108/01425450610661225)

2005

• Walters, D. 2005. Occupational health and safety at sea. Presented at: Seafarers International Research Centre Symposium 2005, Cardiff University, July 2005Seafarers International Research Centre Symposium Proceedings (2005). Cardiff, UK: Seafarers International Research Centre pp. 66-90.
• Ellis, N., Sampson, H., Walters, D. and Bailey, N. 2005. Safety and perceptions of risk. Presented at: Seafarers International Research Centre Symposium 2005, Cardiff University, July 2005Seafarers International Research Centre Symposium Proceedings (2005). Cardiff, UK: Seafarers International Research Centre pp. 91-107.
• Walters, D., Nichols, T., Connor, J., Tasiran, A. and Cam, S. 2005. The role and effectiveness of safety representatives in influencing workplace health and safety. Technical Report.

2004

• Walters, D. 2004. Worker Representation and Health and Safety in Small Enterprises in Europe. Industrial Relations Journal 35(2), pp. 169-186. (10.1111/j.1468-2338.2004.00307.x)

2002

• James, P. and Walters, D. 2002. Worker representation in health and safety: options for regulatory reform. Industrial Relations Journal 33(2), pp. 141-156. (10.1111/1468-2338.00225)