HSE Updates Week of 4 September 2024 – RAE, 3M, ESC

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: September 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.
• Safety Rewards Program: Where your commitment to RAE’s Safety Culture is rewarded!
  • July PRC winners: Submit more cards! Be specific in how your coworkers are contributing to safety!
    • $500 Best Card Winner: Tyson Shewchuk
    • $100 Safety PRC Draw: William Yan
  • 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 Industry Reminder:

• One of our clients has issued a reminder that 3M has issued a “Stop Use/Remediate” not for select 3M DBI-SALA Ultra-Lok Self-Retracting Lifelines.  3M Fall Protection has identified a potential supplied raw material issue in select 3M DBI-SALA Ultra-Lok Self-Retracting Lifelines produced between November 17, 2023, and June 14, 2024.  3M has determined that in the event of a fall and under certain conditions, these devices may not lock up properly or prevent retrieval models from going into retrieval mode which could expose the worker to serious injury or death.  There have been no reports of accidents or injuries associated with this issue.
• Due to this, 3M are sending out this Stop Use and Remediate notice, so the select 3M DBI-SALA Ultra-Lok Self-Retracting Lifelines are removed from service immediately.

Energy Safety Canada (ESC)

• Energy Safety Canada’s training certificates confirm that a worker is properly trained and ready to work safely. Ensuring that only legitimately trained individuals access work sites is essential, as counterfeit certificates pose a significant safety risk.
  • This safety bulletin guides you through validating an ESC certificate, spotting counterfeits and clarifying who is permitted to issue them.