tracker WHS Tracker — Week 37 of 2026 WHS Brief 07 Sep 2026 • 2 min read Share Health and air monitoring rules for hazardous chemicals out for consultation Workplace Exposure Limits replace Workplace Exposure Standards in under three months Agricultural combinations: one towed trailer only under the amended national notice 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 New Tunnels and shafts in construction Code of Practice takes effect Mines and petroleum sites: plant design registration and licensing reform out for comment Digital Work Systems duty still waiting on the entry-permit guidelines Psychosocial risk stays one of four SafeWork NSW enforcement priorities Myer and GeekPlus charged after a worker was killed by an automated warehouse robot Safety alert on power tools used on asbestos-containing material Right to work from home commenced, with a delayed start for small employers Accident Compensation and Other Matters Bill: digital PINs and civil penalties Quinlan Cranes faces court over a powerline contact and arc flash at Norlane Electrical Safety Regulation 2026 wholly replaces the 2013 regulation Seven approved Queensland codes of practice varied on the same day High Risk Plant Amendment Regulation tidies registration and licence boundaries Fatal incident alert: crush injuries loading a forklift for transport Six companies face court over four 2024 workplace deaths Statutory review of the WHS Act 2020 heads for its report WorkSafe WA investigating a tow yard death at Osborne Park SafeWork SA collapses five online portals into one South Australia's first industrial manslaughter prosecution still before the court Scaffolding company fined for ignoring a SafeWork SA information notice State asbestos and silica plans set the enforcement agenda to 2030 New exposure limits reach the Tasmanian WHS Regulations on 1 December Model WHS law review will flow straight through to Tasmania Approved Tasmanian codes of practice remain the practical compliance baseline Aluminium welding fume exposure standard drops to 1 mg/m3 this week PCBUs reminded that facilities duties extend to workers who menstruate Unauthorised access to construction sites stays on the ACT enforcement list NT WorkSafe puts lithium-ion battery safety at the centre of Electrical Safety Week Electrical Safety Act 2022 amendments shift discipline to the Board National Safe Work Month program announced for the Territory Health and Safety at Work Amendment Act 2026: the countdown to April 2027 Auckland construction firm fined after working on through a prohibition notice High hazards newsletter covers pressure piping integrity and safety-critical testing Food manufacturing sweep finds machinery guarding and hazardous substance gaps AS/NZS 4761.1 — Competencies for working with electrical equipment for hazardous areas DR AS/NZS 3580.9.14:2026 — Ambient air sampling and analysis for PM2.5 DR AS ISO 7240.1:2026 — Fire detection and alarm systems, Part 1: General and definitions DR AS 7240.7:2026 — Point type smoke detectors DR AS/NZS 2604:2026 — Sunscreen products: evaluation and classification DR AS 5359:2026 — The storage and handling of hydrogen Government-sponsored free access to legislation-referenced standards
