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Safety and Technical Services Division
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The Safety and Technical Services Division was created in 1963 within the Department of Labour to oversee the activities of the Factory Inspection Branch, the Elevator Inspection Branch, the Boiler Inspection Branch, the Engineering Services Branch, the Construction Safety Branch and the Board of Examiners of Operating Engineers.
The Factory Inspection Branch and the Engineering Services Branch were later combined to form the Industrial Safety Branch. In 1970, two other branches were added to the division: the Energy Branch and the Uniform Building Standards Branch
The division ceased to exist in April, 1972. Its functions were assumed largely by the Technical Standards Division of the newly created Ministry of Consumer and Commercial Relations. Some of its functions also moved to the Employment Services Division of the Ministry of Labour.
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The Safety and Technical Services Division was responsible for ensuring public safety in Ontario through licensing and inspecting elevators, factories, boilers, and construction sites. It was also responsible for licensing Operating Engineers.
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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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Annual reports of the Department of Labour, 1963-1972.
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Not found in Canadiana Authorities.
Archivist(s):
Bob Krawczyk