2026 HSE Updates Week of September 2 – RAE, ESC, OHS, Veriforce
Greetings,
Please review the applicable HSE Updates.
- Company Safety Meeting Presentation: deadline: two weeks following the Company Safety Meeting
- It is mandatory to review the Company Safety Meeting on SiteDocs and sign-off that you have done so. 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
- Attached: August 2026 Health and Safety Bulletin
- Health and Safety Committee: Next Meeting: usually Thurs before last Fri of the month
- 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 on SiteDocs
- Safety Rewards Program: Where your commitment to RAE’s Safety Culture is rewarded!
- Submit more cards! Be specific in how your coworkers contribute to safety! The latest PRC winners are:
- $500 Best Card Winner: Leah
- $100 Safety PRC Draw: Tyson
- 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.
- Submit more cards! Be specific in how your coworkers contribute to safety! The latest PRC winners are:
- Peer Recognitions: Due by Company Safety Meeting each month
- Certificates Reminder:
- Please send all your certs to raesafety@raeengineering.ca. We need to have them on file should clients as for them and submitting to safety sites for clients. SiteDocs does not allow certs to be downloaded and screen shots can’t always be taken (depending on the size of the file uploaded)
- SiteDocs Forms Reminder:
- After completing monthly inspections, send the form to the branch manager for them to sign
- After completing monthly inspections, send the form to the branch manager for them to sign
- Energy Safety Canada (ESC)
- ESC will host a free webinar on 2026 PSI Report: Key Trends & Energy-Based Learning
- Date: 30 September 2026
- Time: 12-1:15pm
- Register now!
- See attached for details: 2026 PSI Report: Key Trends in Alberta’s Energy Sector | Webinar
- ESC will host a free webinar on 2026 PSI Report: Key Trends & Energy-Based Learning
- OHS: OHS eNews – September 2026 (attached) features:
- Updated: Approved first aid training agencies
- Right to Know Day: Monday 28 Sept 2026
- World First Aid Day: 12 Sept 2026. Take the time on World First Aid Day to learn more about first aid in the workplace through the OHS Resources Portal’s bulletin and eLearning resource.
- Practical Strategies for Onboarding and Protecting New Workers workshops
- Overview of PIR program: for more information or to register, visit the Overview of Partnerships in Injury Reduction Program event page.
- Date: Thursday 10 September 2026
- Time: 9-10:30am
- Introduction to disability management and OHS webinar: For more information or to register, visit the Introduction to Disability Management and Occupational Health & Safety event page.
- Date: Tuesday 15 September 2026
- Time: 9-10:30am
- Ergonomics Month webinar: For more information or to register, visit the Ergonomics Month Webinar event page.
- Date: Tuesday 6 October 2026
- Time: 2-3pm
- Upcoming live webinars on employment standards: For more information, future webinar dates or to register for one of the sessions, visit alberta.ca/employment-standards-webinars. To request a presentation for your company or organization, please email EOP.Presentations@gov.ab.ca.
- Employment Standards in Alberta, General Holiday Pay and Vacation Pay
- Thursday, Sept.10, 2026 at 1:30 – 2:30 p.m.
- Employment Standards in Alberta, Wages and Overtime
- Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026 at 1:30 – 2:30 p.m.
- Temporary Foreign Worker Advisory Office (TFWAO), TFW & Employer Rights and Responsibilities
- Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026 at 1:30 – 2:30 p.m.
- Employment Standards in Alberta, General Holiday Pay and Vacation Pay
- CSA Group invites comments on standards: view the standard drafts and submit comments, visit CSA Group’s OHS draft review page. Note that viewing and submitting comments requires registering for a free account
- CSA Z1670:27, Competency and training needs of emergency responders addressing incidents involving hydrogen (New Standard) (Sept. 22, 2026)
- CSA Z462:27, Workplace electrical safety (New Edition) (Sept. 25, 2026)
- CSA M424.4:27, Self-propelled, electrically driven, non-rail-bound mobile machines for use in non-gassy underground mines (New Edition) (Oct. 5, 2026)
- CSA M424.5:27, Hydrogen Powered Machines for use in non-gassy underground mines (New Standard) (Oct. 5, 2026)
- OHS: Beyond the numbers: PSI
- In 2024, more than half (55 per cent) of workplace injury fatalities were associated with vehicle incidents but reported PSIs presented a different pattern. The most PSIs reported (at 35 per cent) was being caught, in contact with or struck by an object, tool or equipment, followed by vehicle incidents (12 per cent) and falls or jumps (10 per cent).
- Veriforce:
- Veriforce is hosting a free webinar on Portable Gas Monitors
- Thursday, September 10, 2026
- 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM CST
- Access more safety meeting resources and Veriforce HUB
- Password: 09September2026
- Veriforce is hosting a free webinar on Portable Gas Monitors