James Wilkinson, P.Eng.
Engineering and related health and safety professional services are provided by Safex through our affiliation with Wilkinson Technical Services Inc.
Jim holds a degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Waterloo (’74) and has had more than 30 years of engineering experience in the construction and industrial sectors of the industry. He has held various senior positions with the Occupational Health and Safety Division of the Ministry of Labour in Ontario and was instrumental in the development of provincial policies and regulations involving scaffolds and access equipment, temporary structures, concrete formwork, cranes and hoisting equipment and rack structures in the industrial sector. As the Ministry’s chief forensic investigator, Jim has conducted numerous highly complex accident investigations and has provided key expert witness testimony and litigation support in many high profile cases. Jim has many years of experience in the development of standards and codes and participates on various Canadian, American and International standards committees. Jim currently chairs the CSA B354 technical committee for Elevating Work Platforms and is a director of the Scaffold Industry Association of Canada.