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Every WHS/OHS legislative change we've covered in the last 12 months. Headline and date only — for the full story on any item, see the weekly brief.

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Showing changes from roughly the last 12 months. Want the analysis, not just the headline? Subscribe to the full weekly brief.

Have your say: health and air monitoring requirements for hazardous chemicals

New Hazardous Chemical Information System launched ahead of the exposure limits switch

Commonwealth WHS Act penalties indexed up 4 per cent for 2026-27

New data reveals the WHS risks facing Australia's sales and service workforce

Amended Heavy Vehicle National Law now fully commenced

Digital Work Systems duty: SafeWork NSW consulting on the entry-permit guidelines

Construction firm and its sole director fined a combined $205,000 after six-metre scaffold fall

SafeWork NSW publishes an online officer due diligence self-assessment tool

NSW Resources Regulator: haul truck rollover alert and speed audit expectations

Civil penalties and a new aggravated offence proposed for the OHS Act

Workplace Protection Orders Bill 2026 progresses through Parliament

Dangerous goods reform: duties fold into the OHS Act

Chemical manufacturer fined for storing incompatible dangerous goods and ignoring an improvement notice

Work Health and Safety (High Risk Plant) Amendment Regulation 2026

Violent incidents to become notifiable, plus Respect@Work positive duty

Safety alert: safe support of mobile plant on outriggers

Proposal to remove the mandatory status of Codes of Practice

Industrial Relations Legislation Amendment Act 2024: last sections start next week

Evolution Mining fined over conveyor entanglement risk at Mungari gold mine

First five-yearly statutory review of the WHS Act 2020

Smallgoods company fined after workers exposed to asbestos during demolition

AGL fined after five workers recorded elevated blood lead levels

South Australia releases state asbestos and silica plans through to 2030

SA's first industrial manslaughter prosecution continues against Nylastex and two directors

Workplace Protection Orders scheme moves toward draft legislation

Approved Codes of Practice are now enforceable compliance benchmarks

Workplace exposure standard for aluminium welding fumes cut from 5 mg/m3 to 1 mg/m3

Preventing unauthorised access to construction sites

Safety processes must be followed, not just documented

Health and Safety Representative networking event and HSR Toolkit preview

Electrical Safety Act 2022 amendments move discipline to the Electrical Safety Board

New fall-height threshold for residential high risk construction work

Electrical safety red-tape reforms confirmed, construction trigger doubles

Health and Safety at Work Amendment Act 2026: what actually changes

Check for asbestos before high-pressure spraying on roofs

WorkSafe NZ releases practical guidance on workplace exposure standards

Respiratory protective equipment: new ISO-aligned standards suite

AS/NZS 3000 Wiring Rules revision in progress

AS/NZS 1891.4:2025 — Industrial fall-arrest systems and devices, Part 4: Selection, use and maintenance

AS 2359.2:2026 — Powered industrial trucks, Part 2: Operations

AS/NZS 4024.1503:2026 — Safety of machinery: safety-related parts of control systems

AS/NZS 1596:2026 — The storage and handling of LP Gas

AS/NZS 2293.1:2026 & AS/NZS 2293.3:2026 — Emergency lighting and exit signs

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