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WHS Tracker — Week 35 of 2026

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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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