HSE Updates Week of 25 April 2024 – RAE, ESC, WCB, ACSA

Greetings,

Please review the applicable HSE Updates.

• ERP Drills:
  • All staff are required to review and sign-off the ERP for their branch
• Company Safety Meeting Presentation:   deadline: second Friday of each month for the previous month
  • If you have not already done so by the deadline, please review the attached Company Safety Meeting on SiteDocs to indicate you have reviewed it. If the deadline has passed – you missed it but are still expected to review and sign-off the presentation in SiteDocs.
• H&S Bulletin: Answer due by 8am last Friday of the month (Fri 26 April 2024 this month)
  • See attached: April 2024 Health and Safety Bulletin
• Health and Safety Committee: Next Meeting: usually Thurs before last Fri of the month (25 April 2024)
  • If you can’t join the HSC meetings,  you can still participate by providing feedback, questions, or concerns to hsc@raeengineering.ca. Please submit feedback prior to the next meeting so it can be brought forward.
  • The HSC meets the last Thursday of each month at 1pm via Teams
  • Previous HSC Meeting Minutes can be found in the Teams Channel and SiteDocs.
• Safety Rewards Program: Where your commitment to RAE’s Safety Culture is rewarded!
  • February PRC winners: Submit more cards! Be specific in how your coworkers are contributing to safety!
    • $500 Best Card Winner: Scott Picken
    • $100 Safety PRC Draw: Mark Wang
  • If you have any questions or concerns about the Safety Rewards Program, or would like to sign-up to do a presentation, please email hsc@raeengineering.ca.
• Peer Recognitions: Due by Company Safety Meeting each month
• Performance Reviews:
  • Annual Compliance Statistics have been provided to HR for the upcoming Performance Reviews. You are still encouraged to address any outstanding items.
    • If you require assistance signing your competency evaluation, you can send it to Doc Mgmt. to be converted to pdf and/or have signature fields applied,
  • If you are a Supervisor, arrange time with your staff to perform Annual Assigned Equipment Checklists
  • Login to REMS to ensure you have read all mandatory PPGs
    • Staff can review which PPGs they are missing by going to REMS and Selecting “RAE Docs Report”
    • Employee should select their name from the Employee drop-down
    • Tick the “Mandatory Documents Only” box
    • Hit the “Search” button
    • View which documents are Read, Unread, or accidentally indicated as “N/A”
    • Changing the “Status” column sort will bring any Unread or N/A results to the top for easier viewing
    • Reminder: You must indicate that you’ve read the 2024 HSE Manual in RFR.
      SiteDocs will not be cross-checked to monitor compliance. The manual currently exists in SiteDocs for reference purposes only.

Energy Safety Canada (ESC)

• See email Energy Safety Canada Online which features:
  • Upcoming events
  • National Day of Mourning – April 28^th
  • Upcoming Courses, including the H₂S Alive course update
  • Free WCB AB workshop for employers featuring a variety of online seminars

WCB Alberta

• WCB Alberta’s Worksight 2024, Issue 3 includes:
  • Day of Mourning is 28 April, it is a time to honour those who lost their lives, were injured or suffered illness as a result of their employment.
  • Submitting request for review on WCB decisions on accounts or claims
  • Workplace workshops
  • Requests for feedback re: proposed changes for Policy 04-04 (consultation open until 8 July)
  • Online Seminar
  • WCB Resources and fact sheets

ACSA

• The Your ACSA Update – April 2024 Edition includes:
  • Day of Mourning Acknowledgement, in 2023, Alberta lost 165 individuals to work-related injury or illness
  • ACSA’s Women in Safety Sponsorship supports women interested in pursuing ACSA’s National Health and Safety Administrator (NHSA) or National Construction Safety Officer (NCSO) designation
  • Regional Safety Committee bursaries for communities in Grande Prairie and Lethbridge for community members working towards their NCSO or NHSA certifications. Application dates vary.
  • Featured Training: Principles of Health and Safety Management and the NCSO and NHSA Study Prep course
  • Featured Resource: Harness Inspection Checklist