tracker WHS Tracker — Week 35 of 2026 WHS Brief 24 Aug 2026 • 2 min read Share 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
