Ontario. Industrial Safety Branch

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Industrial Safety Branch

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Industrial Safety Branch

    Other form(s) of name

      Identifiers for corporate bodies

      Description area

      Dates of existence

      1964-1976

      History

      This branch was formed in 1964 when the Factory Inspection Branch was combined with the Engineering Services Branch. It was located in the Safety and Technical Services Division.

      In 1972, the branch was transferred to the jurisdiction of the Employment Services Division. This division was briefly re-named the Labour Services division in 1975 before disappearing entirely in 1976.

      In October 1976, the functions of the Industrial Safety Branch were merged with those of the Construction Safety Branch and they together became the Occupational Safety Branch, under the jurisdiction of the Occupational Health and Safety Division.

      Places

      Legal status

      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Industrial Safety Branch had responsibility for the upholding of legislation and standards relating to safety in industrial and commercial buildings. Its activities included the inspecting of factories and other workplaces to ensure compliance with safety codes and the review of drawings and plans for industrial and commercial facilities.

      Address

      Internal structures/genealogy

      General context

      Relationships area

      Related entity

      Ontario. Dept. of Labour (1919-1972)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA38

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Dept. of Labour controls Ontario. Industrial Safety Branch

      Dates of relationship

      1964-1972

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Labour (1972-)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA43

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Labour controls Ontario. Industrial Safety Branch

      Dates of relationship

      1972-1976

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Factory Inspection Branch (1913-1964)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA1722

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Factory Inspection Branch is the predecessor of Ontario. Industrial Safety Branch

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Engineering Services Branch (1960-1964)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA1723

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Engineering Services Branch is the predecessor of Ontario. Industrial Safety Branch

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Occupational Safety Branch (1976-1978)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA1795

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Occupational Safety Branch is the successor of Ontario. Industrial Safety Branch

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Access points area

      Subject access points

      Place access points

      Epithet

      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      CA1724

      Institution identifier

      Rules and/or conventions used

      RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)

      Status

      Approved

      Level of detail

      Dates of creation, revision and deletion

      2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM

      Language(s)

        Script(s)

          Sources

          RG 7 inventory.

          Maintenance notes

          Archivist(s):
          John Dirks