HSE Updates Week of 19 Mar 2026 – RAE, MHCC, ESC
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.
- 2026 Emergency Response Drills: Sign-off for drills will be issued via SiteDocs, check your SiteDocs!
- H&S Bulletin: Answer due by 8am last Friday of the month
- Attached: March 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, attached, 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 are contributing to safety! The latest PRC winners are:
- $500 Best Card Winner: Mark Wang
- $100 Safety PRC Draw: Chen 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.
- Submit more cards! Be specific in how your coworkers are contributing to safety! The latest PRC winners are:
- Peer Recognitions: Due by Company Safety Meeting each month
Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC)
- In their latest edition of The Catalyst Conversations on Mental Health (see attached: Conversations on Mental Health – The Catalyst), MHCC features:
- Are You There Judy? It’s Me … Midlife Margaret: Judy Blume told several generations of young women everything we needed to know about puberty, periods, and that fluttery first-crush feeling.
- Sleep and Mental Health – What’s the Connection?: Time zone changes, shift work, and anxiety – to name a few things – can impact our ability to get a good night’s rest. These facts and tips can help if you’re having trouble hitting the hay.
- Report: Partnership in Action: As the number of people in Canada affected by issues of mental health and substance use health continues to grow, so too does the importance of the Mental Health Commission of Canada.
Energy Safety Canada (ESC)
- ESC has issued the attached Priority Learning Moments | Safety Notifications which features:
- Industry-Submitted Incident Notifications: Exposure to chlorine gas due to chemical reaction| IN-006: A chemical service provider was filling the sodium hypochlorite (bleach) tote. As they began to fill the tote, a chemical reaction occurred, leading to a five-gallon spill.
- Industry-Submitted Notifications: Catwalk winch line failure | IN-007: The rig crew was preparing for a rig move and had completed a Job Hazard Analysis (JHA) for removing the Top Drive, when the rig crew was exposed to a catwalk winch line failure.
- Industry-Submitted Notifications: Flash fire exposure | IN-008: A service provider was preparing for hot oiling operations by attempting to ignite the pilot burner. After several unsuccessful ignition attempts, the operator increased the fuel flow going to the pilot, causing a buildup of unignited propane.