> ## 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 38 of 2026 - URL: https://www.whsbrief.com/whs-tracker-week-38-of-2026/ - Published: 2026-09-13T23:00:00.000Z - Updated: 2026-09-13T23:02:35.000Z - Author: WHS Brief - Tags: tracker [Three new air monitoring and diesel emissions guides land eleven weeks before Workplace Exposure Limits](https://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/media-centre/news/new-workplace-exposure-limits-wel-apply-1-december-2026?ref=whsbrief.com) [One week left to comment on health and air monitoring rules for hazardous chemicals](https://consult.swa.gov.au/?ref=whsbrief.com) [John Holland charged again, over a 450kg distribution board that fell on an electrician](https://www.comcare.gov.au/about/news-events/news/john-holland-charged-over-metro-incident?ref=whsbrief.com) [Fewer WHS prosecutions in 2025, but the average penalty hit a record high](https://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/media-centre/news/work-health-and-safety-prosecutions-new-data-now-available?ref=whsbrief.com) [National Safe Work Month opens in two weeks under the theme "Safe work is for life"](https://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/media-centre/news/announcing-2026-national-safe-work-month-theme-safe-work-life?ref=whsbrief.com) [Horticulture operators on notice after a blitz issues 50 compliance notices](https://www.safework.nsw.gov.au/news/safework-media-releases/horticulture-operators-on-notice-after-major-blitz-identifies-over-40-safety-breaches?ref=whsbrief.com) [Underground mines: should filter self-rescuers be replaced?](https://www.resources.nsw.gov.au/news-articles/feedback-invited-on-self-rescue-devices-underground-mines?ref=whsbrief.com) [Contract worker killed by a reversing mobile processing unit at a Singleton open-cut mine](https://www.resources.nsw.gov.au/news-articles/investigation-information-released-on-mine-fatality?ref=whsbrief.com) [Mines and petroleum sites: plant design registration and licensing reform out for comment](https://www.resources.nsw.gov.au/news-articles/plant-design-and-item-registration-consultation?ref=whsbrief.com) [Digital Work Systems duty still waiting on the entry-permit guidelines](https://www.safework.nsw.gov.au/resource-library/consultation/development-of-the-digital-work-systems-guidelines?ref=whsbrief.com) [Worker killed at Truganina when a bridge crane he was servicing moved and toppled his scissor lift](https://www.worksafe.vic.gov.au/news?ref=whsbrief.com) [Safety alert after precast concrete elements fall from trailers on Victorian roads](https://www.worksafe.vic.gov.au/safety-alerts/prefabricated-concrete-elements-falling-during-transport?ref=whsbrief.com) [Workplace Protection Orders Act 2026 becomes law for retail and transport workers](https://www.legislation.vic.gov.au/bills/workplace-protection-orders-bill-2026?ref=whsbrief.com) [Myer and GeekPlus robot fatality charges head to their first hearing](https://www.worksafe.vic.gov.au/news/2026-09/department-store-and-robotics-supplier-charged-after-warehouse-fatality?ref=whsbrief.com) [Electrical Safety Regulation 2026: which regulation applies to a notice issued now](https://www.worksafe.qld.gov.au/laws-and-compliance/electrical-safety-laws/electrical-safety-regulation-2026?ref=whsbrief.com) [Electrical safety campaign running across Queensland until 15 September](https://www.worksafe.qld.gov.au/?ref=whsbrief.com) [Seven approved Queensland codes of practice varied on the same day](https://www.legislation.qld.gov.au/view/html/inforce/current/sl-2022-0096?ref=whsbrief.com) [High Risk Plant Amendment Regulation tidies registration and licence boundaries](https://www.worksafe.qld.gov.au/laws-and-compliance/work-health-and-safety-high-risk-plant-amendment-regulation-2026?ref=whsbrief.com) [Falls from height transition for construction ends in two weeks](https://www.worksafe.wa.gov.au/announcements/transitional-period-falls-height-construction-extended?ref=whsbrief.com) [Six companies in court this fortnight over four 2024 workplace deaths](https://www.wa.gov.au/government/announcements/worksafe-commences-multiple-prosecutions?ref=whsbrief.com) [Statutory review of the WHS Act 2020 heads for its report](https://www.wa.gov.au/government/publications/whs-act-2020-statutory-review-discussion-paper?ref=whsbrief.com) [SafeWork SA's single customer portal goes live next Monday](https://www.safework.sa.gov.au/?ref=whsbrief.com) [SafeWork SA opens registrations for National Safe Work Month webinars and mock trials](https://www.safework.sa.gov.au/resources/national-safework-month?ref=whsbrief.com) [South Australia's first industrial manslaughter prosecution still before the court](https://www.safework.sa.gov.au/news-and-alerts/news/news/2025new/first-industrial-manslaughter-charges-laid-over-death-of-worker?ref=whsbrief.com) [State asbestos and silica plans set the enforcement agenda 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) [Mines Work Health and Safety (Supplementary Requirements) Regulations 2026 in development](https://worksafe.tas.gov.au/%5F%5Fdata/assets/pdf%5Ffile/0020/853121/Mine-Regulations-2026.pdf?ref=whsbrief.com) [New exposure limits reach Tasmanian workplaces on 1 December](https://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/media-centre/news/new-workplace-exposure-limits-wel-apply-1-december-2026?ref=whsbrief.com) [Model law amendments on notifications and crane licences await Tasmanian adoption](https://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/media-centre/news/amendments-model-whs-laws-published?ref=whsbrief.com) [WorkSafe ACT tells PCBUs to reassess airborne exposures before WELs arrive](https://www.worksafe.act.gov.au/health-and-safety-portal/safety-alerts/new-guidance-on-managing-workplace-exposure-to-airborne-contaminants?ref=whsbrief.com) [Aluminium welding fume exposure standard now 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) [PCBUs reminded that facilities duties extend to workers who menstruate](https://www.worksafe.act.gov.au/health-and-safety-portal/safety-alerts/supporting-workers-who-menstruate?ref=whsbrief.com) [Safety alert on improvised lifting with an excavator's dipper arm](https://worksafe.nt.gov.au/forms-and-resources/safety-alerts?ref=whsbrief.com) [Electrical Safety Week puts lithium-ion batteries in the spotlight](https://worksafe.nt.gov.au/forms-and-resources/news-and-events/news?ref=whsbrief.com) [National Safe Work Month speakers confirmed for the Territory](https://worksafe.nt.gov.au/forms-and-resources/news-and-events/media-releases/2026/high-calibre-speakers-headline-national-safe-work-month?ref=whsbrief.com) [Health and Safety at Work Amendment Act 2026: just over six months to go](https://www.worksafe.govt.nz/about-us/news-and-media/changes-to-the-health-and-safety-law/?ref=whsbrief.com) [Unguarded power take-off shaft causes life-changing injuries on a Wairarapa dairy farm](https://www.worksafe.govt.nz/about-us/news-and-media/unguarded-farm-machinery-can-change-lives-in-seconds/?ref=whsbrief.com) [Remote and isolated work alert stresses staying connected](https://www.worksafe.govt.nz/about-us/news-and-media/remote-and-isolated-work/?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) [DR AS 3640:2026 — Workplace atmospheres: sampling and gravimetric determination of inhalable dust](https://comment.standards.org.au/?ref=whsbrief.com) [DR AS 2985:2026 — Workplace atmospheres: sampling and gravimetric determination of respirable dust](https://comment.standards.org.au/?ref=whsbrief.com) [DR AS/NZS 4761.1 — Competencies for working with electrical equipment for hazardous areas](https://comment.standards.org.au/?ref=whsbrief.com) [DR AS ISO 7240.1:2026 — Fire detection and alarm systems, Part 1: General and definitions](https://comment.standards.org.au/?ref=whsbrief.com) [DR AS 7240.7:2026 — Fire detection and alarm systems, Part 7: Point type smoke detectors](https://comment.standards.org.au/?ref=whsbrief.com) [DR AS 5359:2026 — The storage and handling of hydrogen](https://comment.standards.org.au/?ref=whsbrief.com) [Used lithium batteries: guidance on safe packaging and transport by road and rail](https://www.standards.org.au/news/australias-end-of-life-lithium-battery-supply-chain-new-guidance-strengthens-safety?ref=whsbrief.com) [Government-sponsored free access to legislation-referenced standards](https://www.standards.org.au/news/register-your-interest-australian-government-sponsored-access-to-selected-standards?ref=whsbrief.com)