HSE Updates Week of 13 November 2024 – RAE, 3M Safety Recall, MHCC

Greetings,

Please review the applicable HSE Updates.

• Company Safety Meeting Presentation:   deadline: second Friday of each month for the previous month
  • 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
  • See attached: November 2024 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:
    • No meeting for September as Quorum was not meant. Come next time so we meet quorum!
• Safety Rewards Program: Where your commitment to RAE’s Safety Culture is rewarded!
  • Submit more cards! Be specific in how your coworkers are contributing to safety! Latest PRC winners are:
    • $500 Best Card Winner: Keaton Kirchner
    • $100 Safety PRC Draw:  Sam Shute
  • 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

3M Safety Recall

• 3M is issuing this “Stop Use and Recall/Replace or Remediate” notice for select 3M DBI-SALA® Sealed-Blok™
• Self-Retracting Lifelines
  • See attached for details: Select 3M DBI SALA Ultra Lok Immediate Stop Use_20

Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC)

• Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace: Tools You Can Use: A new toolkit offers supports for improving working conditions and practices in health-care operations.
• Book Club – All In Her Head: Misty Pratt’s book, subtitled How Gender Bias Harms Women’s Mental Health, argues for broader perspectives and more comprehensive care.
• Resource: Financial Literacy Month: Financial Literacy Month occurs every November to promote the importance of financial literacy and to help people in Canada develop the knowledge, skills, and confidence to make informed financial decisions. 

  OHS

  • OHS has issued their latest OHS eNews – November 2024 (attached) which features:
    • New and updated OHS resources via the OHS Resources Portal, updated content includes:
      • Guide to OHS: Employers
      • Guide to OHS: Supervisors
      • Guide to OHS: Workers
      • Noise at the work site
      • Tips on selecting an OHS consultant
    • The Workers’ handbook on occupational health and safety is now available in print from the OHS Resource Portal.
    • Domestic Violence in the Workplace: November is Family Violence Prevention Month in Alberta. It is a time to increase awareness of the warning signs of family violence and the resources and supports available so we can work together to end family violence and build healthier relationships in our communities.
      • Family violence is a type of domestic violence, and any type of domestic violence can be a workplace hazard. Under OHS legislation, when an employer becomes aware that a worker is or is likely to be exposed to domestic violence at a work site, the employer must take reasonable precautions to protect the worker and anyone else at the work site who’s likely to be affected. To learn more, see Domestic violence in the workplace on the OHS Resource Portal.
      • For more information on Family Violence Prevention Month, visit alberta.ca/family-violence-prevention-month.
    • Fall protection plan resource available on the OHS Portal
    • Lithium batteries: Alberta’s OHS legislation doesn’t have any specific requirements regarding lithium batteries. However, employers, supervisors and workers still have certain legislated health and safety responsibilities that apply in relation to such batteries due to their hazardous nature. To learn more, see Lithium batteries on the OHS Resource Portal.
    • Upcoming live webinars on employment standards: For more information, or to register for one of the sessions, please visit alberta.ca/employment-standards-webinars.aspx. To request a presentation for your company or organization, email EOP.Presentations@gov.ab.ca.
      • Overview of Employment Standards in Alberta: November 19 at 1:30 p.m.
      • Temporary Foreign Worker Advisory Office – TFW & Employer Rights and Responsibilities: November 21 at 1:30 p.m.
      • Employment Standards in Alberta – Vacation Pay and General Holiday Pay: December 5 at 1:30 p.m.
    • OHS: Beyond the numbers: In 2022, 96 per cent of businesses in Alberta were small businesses (with fewer than 20 workers). Because there tend to be fewer health and safety incidents at these businesses than at larger companies, employers and workers may underestimate the risk of injuries and fatalities