HSE Updates Week of 17 May 2023 – RAE, Lessons Learned

Greetings,

Please review the applicable HSE Updates.

• Company Safety Meeting Presentation:   due Fri 12 May 2023
  • 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.

• H&S Bulletin: Answer due by 8am Friday 26 May 2023
  • See attached: May 2023 Health and Safety Bulletin
• Health and Safety Committee: Next Meeting: Thursday 25 May 2023 at 1pm
  • 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
  • HSC Meeting Minutes can be found in the Teams Channel and SiteDocs
• Hazard Reporting: Due by end of each month
  • Once a month, submit at least 1 hazard ID, incident, accident, or near miss to hazardreporting@raeengineering.ca to demonstrate your commitment to thinking about safety
  • Non-work-related incidents count as well, just indicate that it was not work-related in the subject.
• Safety Rewards Program: Where your commitment to RAE’s Safety Culture is rewarded!
  • March PRC winners:
    • $500 Best Card winner: Jorge
    • $100 Random Safety Card draw: Ayralee
  • 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
• Client Orientations: A master list of client orientations made known to RAE Safety are compiled in Acumatica Doc RAE000020-Client Site Requirements and Orientations Tracker which is updated as orientations are made known. 

Lessons Learned

• A lessons learned was issued from a client after one of their workers tripped on matting which was installed to eliminate the hazard of rough and muddy conditions, but which introduced a new hazard where the edges of the matting were uneven. Lessons learned:
  • The worker had documented slips and trips on the FLHA, but had not specifically documented what hazards may have been created by the newly placed matting – such as uneven surfaces.
  • It can be easy to normalize or minimize the every-day risks we face, failing to recognize that while one hazard has been eliminated (rough terrain), a new hazard may still exist (uneven edges).
  • Always remain focused on your path of travel, scanning for any potential hazards.