HSE Updates Week of 26 April 2023 – RAE, OHS, ESC, TSBC

Greetings,

Please review the applicable HSE Updates.

Company Safety Meeting Presentation: was due Fri 14 April 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 28 April 2023
- See attached: April Health and Safety Bulletin
Health and Safety Committee: Next Meeting: Thursday 27 April 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!
- February PRC winners:
  - Best card ($500): No winner (must be single recipient)
  - PRC Draw ($100): Ken McNeil
- 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
2023 HSE Manual Knowledge Check: testmoz.com/12407464
- RAE Contractors will be expected to complete the 2023 Knowledge Check after contract negotiations for the 2023 year.
Client Orientations:
- With a new year, many clients are updating their 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.
The following are coming up Due by end of day Friday 28 April 2023:
- Performance Assessment
- Competency Reviews
- Annual Assigned Equipment Checklist

OHS

Energy Safety Canada (ESC)

Energy Safety Canada Online newsletter has been issued which features:
- Energy Wheel Awareness with video on how to use the wheel during pre-job assessments to help improve hazard recognition up to 30%
- Link to OHS Canada Article on how ill-fitting PPE for women creates additional safety hazards
- The recently released Safety Bulletin Steam Hazards
- New online courses
  - Gas Detection Awareness
  - Field Ergonomics
- COAA Notice of Revisions to the Canadian Model for Providing a Safe Version 6.0 available on the COAA website and Energy Safety Canada website
- Link to a recorded presentation to learn about the latest developments on legal requirements related to noise control in the workplace
Energy Wheel Awareness including a video
- Try to identify hazards and “blind spots” that might be missed during a pre-job assessment.
- Discuss whether the safeguards in place are enough.
- Visit the links for details
Electrical Program Development Guide
- Energy Safety Canada (ESC) is pleased to announce the publication of the second edition of the Electrical Safety Program Development Guideline.
- This guideline has been written for large and small employers in the energy industry. It provides guidance in developing or assessing an electrical safety program within a company’s Occupational Health and Safety Management System (OHSMS)

TSBC

See attached email from TSBC, Join us on May 25 for Core Connections, for information on the upcoming free virtual event on Thursday 25 May 2023.
- In addition to the Annual Public Meeting, there will be two breakout sessions to follow: Climate Action and Approach to Assessments.
- After you register for Core Connections 2023, you will be sent information on how to sign up and select your preferred session.