HSE Updates Week of 6 December 2023 – RAE, TSBC, OHS, MHCC

Greetings,

Please review the applicable HSE Updates.

• Company Safety Meeting Presentation:   deadline: second Friday of each month for the previous month
  • 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 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 (29 Dec 2023)
  • See attached: December 2023 Health and Safety Bulletin
• Health and Safety Committee: Next Meeting: Thurs before last Fri of the month (28 Dec 2023)
  • 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 SiteDocs.
• Safety Rewards Program: Where your commitment to RAE’s Safety Culture is rewarded!
  • October 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: Ayralee Martin
  • 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
   

Technical Safety BC (TSBC)

• Via email: Your Gas Winter Update is Here
  • Share CO safety tips with your clients and networks, and ensure they know the importance of using licensed contractors for regulated gas work.
    • Watch: CO Safety Video
  • INFORMATION BULLETIN: Gas Safety Regulation Amendments and Adopted Code Revisions
    • Effective October 1, 2023, changes to the Gas Safety Regulation regarding internal combustion engines, turbines, and prime movers came into effect.
  • DIRECTIVE: Temporary construction and portable heaters
    • Last year, we issued a directive to clarify the installation and operational requirements for temporary construction and portable gas fired heaters.
  • GAS RECALL: Epic Brand Residential Condensing Boilers, Combi Boilers, and Packaged Systems
    • Health Canada has issued a consumer product recall for certain Epic Brand residential condensing boilers, combi boilers, and packaged systems sold by Lochinvar due to risk of carbon monoxide poisoning.
  • REGULATORY UPDATE: Changes to Contractor Advertising
    • Phase two of the Advertising Guidelines is now into effect. What does this mean to you as a contractor? All print advertising of regulated services, such as business cards, quotes, contracts, invoices, letterhead, brochures, print ads or directory listings, must include your TSBC license number.

Alberta OHS

• Via email: OHS eNews – December 2023
  • Impairment in the workplace
  • Drive for work safely
    • Driving safety
    • Vehicles as work sites
  • Upcoming live webinar on employment standards:
    • Employment Standards in Alberta – Vacation pay and general holiday pay: Tuesday, December 5 at 1:30 p.m.
  • WCB-Alberta’s Worksight newsletter
  • Lithium batteries

Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC)

• Via email: The Catalyst | Le Vecteur
  • Do You Have Money on Your Mind?:
    • Uncertain financial futures are taking a toll on our mental health. We look at the link in this series kickoff: Money & Mental Health.
  • A Roof of One’s Own:
    • The lack of housing options brings its own kind of homesick feeling. We look at the link between housing and health in the second of the series.
  • Power and Purse Strings:
    • A lack of economic awareness or control over one’s finances can have long-term impacts. We look at the link between intimate partner violence and money in the third article of our series.
  • ‘We’re At Time’:
    • In this fourth and final piece in the series, we explore the costs of therapy and the financial decisions people make when seeking help.
  • You’re not alone:
    • You are not alone. 9-8-8 is Canada’s new helpline for anyone who is thinking about suicide or who is worried about someone they know. Reach out for help, whenever you need it.
  • Opening Minds:
    • Canada’s largest anti-stigma initiative is now a social enterprise. Same great courses, brand new look.