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Health and Safety Support Services Branch
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This branch was created within the Occupational Health and Safety Division in 1987, replacing the Occupational Health Branch. In 1991 it was disbanded and replaced with the Professional and Specialized Services Program.
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The function of the Health and Safety Support Services Branch was to provide a consulting service for the recognition, evaluation and control of exposure to hazardous substances in the workplace. Within the branch, there were a number of units.
The Resource Service through a multidisciplinary health proferssional team consulted with field personnel, analyzed chemicals for toxicity, provided notification on new chemical and biological agents, provided statistical analyses of occupational health data, coordinated training programs and directed field research in occupational health.
The Occupational Health Medical Service employed medical consultants to advise and evaluate occupational health programs, nursing consultants to audit surveillance programs pertaining to designated substances and operated Chest Clinics for X-rays and pulmonary function tests on workers exposed to designated substances.
The Occupational Health Hygiene Service provided advice on hygiene and ergonomic issues and monitored exposure hazards in workplaces through site inspection visits to plants.
The Occupational Health Laboratory Service performed chemical analyses of biological specimens, air samples and industrial materials; and assessed worker exposure to hazardous substances.
The Radiation Protection Service (formerly with the Special Studies and Services Branch) conducted tests and advised workers and the general public on the harmful effects of radiation, administered the X-ray Safety Regulation 632/86 of the Occupational Health and Safety Act, and analyzed the radioactvitiy of materials from mining operations, nuclear reactors and users of isotopes.
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RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)
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2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM
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KWIC Index to Government Services 1990-1991; RG 7 inventory
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Archivist(s):
John Dirks