tracker WHS Tracker — Week 36 of 2026 WHS Brief 31 Aug 2026 • 2 min read Share Linq Buslines and two directors convicted over the Greta bus rollover John Holland charged over a six-metre fall at Helensburgh Reservoir Model WHS lead regulations under review, with lower blood lead triggers on the table Workplace Exposure Limits replace Workplace Exposure Standards in three months Comcare accepts a $1.1 million enforceable undertaking from the Royal Australian Mint Mines and petroleum sites: plant design registration and licensing reform out for comment Digital Work Systems duty waits on the entry-permit guidelines Fitzmoore Group fined $390,000 after a worker fell through an unprotected skylight void Kens Sand & Cement fined after plant contacted overhead powerlines Farm owner fined and given an adverse publicity order over an unguarded grain auger Digital PINs and wider representative powers in the Accident Compensation and Other Matters Bill Workplace Protection Orders Bill 2026 moves to the Legislative Council Two companies fined a combined $630,000 after a boom lift crushing death NDAs restricted in workplace sexual harassment matters AusNet charged with 22 offences over low-hanging transmission lines Violent incidents to become notifiable, plus a Respect@Work positive duty Concrete pumping Code of Practice amended after its five-yearly review Proposal to remove the mandatory status of Codes of Practice Fatal hay bale incident alert for farms and transport operators WorkCover Queensland splits to its own site and phone number Industrial Relations Legislation Amendment Act 2024: last sections start tomorrow Thirty-day grace period introduced for plant registration First five-yearly statutory review of the WHS Act 2020 High risk construction work fall threshold drops from three metres to two Runaway prime mover and tipper trailer draws a $140,000 fine SA's first industrial manslaughter prosecution continues against Nylastex and two directors Insuring against WHS penalties is now prohibited in South Australia Workplace Protection Orders scheme moves toward draft legislation Approved Codes of Practice are enforceable compliance benchmarks Engineered stone silica code updated as silica stays an enforcement priority Workplace exposure standard for aluminium welding fumes cut from 5 mg/m3 to 1 mg/m3 Workplace facilities must be adequate for workers who menstruate Low height falls still carry high risk New Northern Territory codes of practice on silica, healthcare and fatigue Electrical Safety Act 2022 amendments move discipline to the Electrical Safety Board Residential fall-height threshold for high risk construction work rises to three metres Health and Safety at Work Amendment Act 2026: what actually changes Food manufacturing sweep finds machinery guarding and hazardous substance gaps Safety alert on remote and isolated work Mandatory Australian Standards to become free to read DR AS 5359:2026 — The storage and handling of hydrogen Draft revision of the electrical competency standards Respiratory protective equipment: new ISO-aligned standards suite 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 1891.4:2025 — Industrial fall-arrest systems, Part 4: Selection, use and maintenance
