Wilson Bateman has been involved in workplace Health & Safety for over twenty years. He has provided services in the manufacturing, construction, aerospace, forestry, and hospitality industries across both Canada and the United States. Wilson has held numerous safety positions including; Director of Safety and Training for the Nova Scotia Safety Council, Senior Consultant with Electrolab and Regional Manager with Liberty Risk Services.

Mr. Bateman graduated from Ryerson University with an Occupational Health & Safety Certificate (1989). He also graduated from Humber College with Honours in Occupational Hygiene & Safety (1991). Wilson has formal training in Adult Education from Henson College at Dalhousie University, as well as a Health & Safety Professional Certificate from the Nova Scotia Safety Council and holds a Certificate in Human Resources Management.

In 1999 Wilson received an Award of Merit in recognition of outstanding service to the cause of safety and support to the Nova Scotia Safety Council. He is the author of Due Diligence for Supervisors, a textbook used in the Due Diligence for Supervisor Training Program. Wilson has been a speaker at Health & Safety Conferences for the past ten years.

Wilson is also a certified SafeStart and SafeTrack trainer.