> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.whsbrief.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # WHS Tracker — Week 35 of 2026 - URL: https://www.whsbrief.com/whs-tracker-week-35-of-2026/ - Published: 2026-08-24T00:00:00.000Z - Updated: 2026-08-27T05:44:04.000Z - Author: WHS Brief - Tags: tracker [Have your say: health and air monitoring requirements for hazardous chemicals](https://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/media-centre/news/have-your-say-health-and-air-monitoring-requirements-hazardous-chemicals?ref=whsbrief.com) [New Hazardous Chemical Information System launched ahead of the exposure limits switch](https://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/media-centre/news/new-hazardous-chemical-information-system-hcis-now-available?ref=whsbrief.com) [Commonwealth WHS Act penalties indexed up 4 per cent for 2026-27](https://www.comcare.gov.au/about/news-events/news/increases-in-whs-act-penalty-amounts?ref=whsbrief.com) [New data reveals the WHS risks facing Australia's sales and service workforce](https://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/media-centre/news/new-data-reveals-whs-risks-facing-australias-sales-and-service-workforce?ref=whsbrief.com) [Amended Heavy Vehicle National Law now fully commenced](https://www.nhvr.gov.au/law-policies/hvnl-reform-implementation?ref=whsbrief.com) [Digital Work Systems duty: SafeWork NSW consulting on the entry-permit guidelines](https://www.safework.nsw.gov.au/resource-library/consultation/development-of-the-digital-work-systems-guidelines?ref=whsbrief.com) [Construction firm and its sole director fined a combined $205,000 after six-metre scaffold fall](https://www.safework.nsw.gov.au/news/safework-media-releases/construction-firm-and-director-fined-a-combined-$205,000-after-worker-falls-from-height?ref=whsbrief.com) [SafeWork NSW publishes an online officer due diligence self-assessment tool](https://www.safework.nsw.gov.au/news/safework-media-releases/safework-nsw-offering-online-resources-to-strengthen-understanding-of-due-diligence?ref=whsbrief.com) [NSW Resources Regulator: haul truck rollover alert and speed audit expectations](https://www.resources.nsw.gov.au/news-articles/mine-truck-drivers-reminded-to-always-stay-alert?ref=whsbrief.com) [Civil penalties and a new aggravated offence proposed for the OHS Act](https://www.worksafe.vic.gov.au/workplace-legislation-amendment-accident-compensation-and-other-matters-bill-2026?ref=whsbrief.com) [Workplace Protection Orders Bill 2026 progresses through Parliament](https://www.legislation.vic.gov.au/bills/workplace-protection-orders-bill-2026?ref=whsbrief.com) [Dangerous goods reform: duties fold into the OHS Act](https://www.worksafe.vic.gov.au/dangerous-goods-reform?ref=whsbrief.com) [Chemical manufacturer fined for storing incompatible dangerous goods and ignoring an improvement notice](https://www.worksafe.vic.gov.au/news/2026-08/40000-fines-company-failed-comply-improvement-notice-1?ref=whsbrief.com) [Work Health and Safety (High Risk Plant) Amendment Regulation 2026](https://www.worksafe.qld.gov.au/laws-and-compliance/work-health-and-safety-high-risk-plant-amendment-regulation-2026?ref=whsbrief.com) [Violent incidents to become notifiable, plus Respect@Work positive duty](https://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/Work-of-the-Assembly/Bills-and-Legislation/Bills-before-the-House?ref=whsbrief.com) [Safety alert: safe support of mobile plant on outriggers](https://www.worksafe.qld.gov.au/news-and-events/alerts/workplace-health-and-safety-alerts/2026/safe-support-of-mobile-plant-on-outriggers?ref=whsbrief.com) [Proposal to remove the mandatory status of Codes of Practice](https://www.worksafe.qld.gov.au/laws-and-compliance/work-health-and-safety-laws?ref=whsbrief.com) [Industrial Relations Legislation Amendment Act 2024: last sections start next week](https://www.legislation.wa.gov.au/legislation/statutes.nsf/law%5Fa147462.html&view=asmade?ref=whsbrief.com) [Evolution Mining fined over conveyor entanglement risk at Mungari gold mine](https://www.worksafe.wa.gov.au/announcements/mine-operator-fined-200000-over-worker-exposure-entanglement-risk?ref=whsbrief.com) [First five-yearly statutory review of the WHS Act 2020](https://www.commerce.wa.gov.au/worksafe/statutory-review-work-health-and-safety-act-2020?ref=whsbrief.com) [Smallgoods company fined after workers exposed to asbestos during demolition](https://www.safework.sa.gov.au/news-and-alerts/news/news/2025new/smallgoods-company-fined-$90,000-over-asbestos-exposure-risks?ref=whsbrief.com) [AGL fined after five workers recorded elevated blood lead levels](https://www.safework.sa.gov.au/news-and-alerts/news/news/2025new/agl-fined-$60,000-after-workers-exposed-to-lead?ref=whsbrief.com) [South Australia releases state asbestos and silica plans through to 2030](https://www.safework.sa.gov.au/news-and-alerts/news/news/2025new/south-australia-raises-the-bar-in-battle-against-silica-and-asbestos?ref=whsbrief.com) [SA's first industrial manslaughter prosecution continues against Nylastex and two directors](https://www.safework.sa.gov.au/news-and-alerts/news/news/2025new/first-industrial-manslaughter-charges-laid-over-death-of-worker?ref=whsbrief.com) [Workplace Protection Orders scheme moves toward draft legislation](https://www.premier.tas.gov.au/latest-news/2026/june/keeping-tasmanians-safe-with-workplace-protection-orders?ref=whsbrief.com) [Approved Codes of Practice are now enforceable compliance benchmarks](https://worksafe.tas.gov.au/topics/laws-and-compliance/acts-and-regulations?ref=whsbrief.com) [Workplace exposure standard for aluminium welding fumes cut from 5 mg/m3 to 1 mg/m3](https://www.worksafe.act.gov.au/health-and-safety-portal/safety-alerts/reduction-in-workplace-exposure-standards-for-aluminium-welding-fumes?ref=whsbrief.com) [Preventing unauthorised access to construction sites](https://www.worksafe.act.gov.au/health-and-safety-portal/safety-alerts/preventing-unauthorised-access-to-construction-sites?ref=whsbrief.com) [Safety processes must be followed, not just documented](https://www.worksafe.act.gov.au/health-and-safety-portal/safety-alerts/safety-processes-must-be-followed,-not-just-documented?ref=whsbrief.com) [Health and Safety Representative networking event and HSR Toolkit preview](https://www.worksafe.act.gov.au/health-and-safety-portal/safety-alerts/health-and-safety-representative-networking-event?ref=whsbrief.com) [Electrical Safety Act 2022 amendments move discipline to the Electrical Safety Board](https://worksafe.nt.gov.au/forms-and-resources/news-and-events/news/2026/changes-to-the-electrical-safety-act-2022?ref=whsbrief.com) [New fall-height threshold for residential high risk construction work](https://worksafe.nt.gov.au/laws-and-compliance/workplace-safety-laws/amendments?ref=whsbrief.com) [Electrical safety red-tape reforms confirmed, construction trigger doubles](https://worksafe.nt.gov.au/forms-and-resources/news-and-events/news/2026/changes-to-electrical-safety-and-work-health-and-safety-laws?ref=whsbrief.com) [Health and Safety at Work Amendment Act 2026: what actually changes](https://www.worksafe.govt.nz/about-us/news-and-media/changes-to-the-health-and-safety-law/?ref=whsbrief.com) [Check for asbestos before high-pressure spraying on roofs](https://www.worksafe.govt.nz/about-us/news-and-media/check-for-asbestos-before-undertaking-high-pressure-spraying-on-roofs/?ref=whsbrief.com) [WorkSafe NZ releases practical guidance on workplace exposure standards](https://www.worksafe.govt.nz/about-us/news-and-media/worksafe-releases-practical-guidance-on-wes/?ref=whsbrief.com) [Respiratory protective equipment: new ISO-aligned standards suite](https://www.standards.org.au/flagship-projects/respiratory-protection-standards?ref=whsbrief.com) [AS/NZS 3000 Wiring Rules revision in progress](https://www.standards.org.au/flagship-projects/wiring-rules?ref=whsbrief.com) [AS/NZS 1891.4:2025 — Industrial fall-arrest systems and devices, Part 4: Selection, use and maintenance](https://store.standards.org.au/product/as-nzs-1891-4-2025?ref=whsbrief.com) [AS 2359.2:2026 — Powered industrial trucks, Part 2: Operations](https://store.standards.org.au/product/as-2359-2-2026?ref=whsbrief.com) [AS/NZS 4024.1503:2026 — Safety of machinery: safety-related parts of control systems](https://store.standards.org.au/product/as-nzs-4024-1503-2026?ref=whsbrief.com) [AS/NZS 1596:2026 — The storage and handling of LP Gas](https://store.standards.org.au/product/as-nzs-1596-2026?ref=whsbrief.com) [AS/NZS 2293.1:2026 & AS/NZS 2293.3:2026 — Emergency lighting and exit signs](https://store.standards.org.au/product/as-nzs-2293-1-2026?ref=whsbrief.com)