OPERATIONS BRANCH 



In the fiscal year under survey, Operations Branch was composed of six 

 sections: Purchasing Section, Office Management Section, Central Supply Ware- 

 house Section, Conservation Information Section, Conservation Education Section, 

 t Accident Control Section. 

 As of November 1964, the addition of Accident Prevention, Workmen's 

 Compensation and Parks' Safety was made to Operations Branch; the administra- 

 tion of The Loggers' Safety Section of it being transferred from the Department of 

 Labour. 



Purchasing Section directs the purchasing for the Department including all 

 pertinent aspects such as tenders, quotations, the processing of requisitions for 

 stationery, equipment and services for the whole department, expediting, the 

 study of ever-changing products and other allied functions. 



Office Management Section is responsible for the inventory and control of 

 office furniture and equipment, the control of supply and demand for uniforms, 

 and the liaison required in the organization of conferences, meetings, etc. 



Central Supply Warehouse Section has charge of receipt and maintenance 

 of stock, the keeping of stock records, and the supply of equipment. 



Conservation Information Section issues a weekly news and special press 

 releases; operates a photographic, slide and cut service; handles a large volume 

 of correspondence and personal enquiries on the use of renewable, natural 

 resources; prepares special articles and background material for outside agencies; 

 prepares and places both display and classified advertisements; maintains a 

 reference library; and publishes several scores of books, pamphlets and reports 

 for departmental use in general distribution. 



Conservation Education Section is responsible for the production and 

 management of departmental displays and exhibits throughout the province 

 (including the Canadian National Exhibition); for poster contests for school 

 children; for the production of motion picture films dealing with fire control, 

 timber products, fish and wildlife resources and parks, and for the maintenance 

 of a film library; for the preparation and delivery of lectures and discussions in 

 schools and camps; and for radio and television broadcasts. 



The Accident Control Section is responsible for the administration of The 

 Logger Safety Act of Ontario; operation of the Hunter Safety Training 

 Programme; programme for safety in provincial parks; the internal safety 

 programme of the Department; and administration of Workmen's Compensation 

 as it pertains to the Department. 



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