> ## 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 41 of 2026 - URL: https://www.whsbrief.com/whs-tracker-week-41-of-2026/ - Published: 2026-10-04T22:00:00.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-04T23:46:31.000Z - Author: WHS Brief - Tags: tracker [Cleanaway charged after a visiting truck driver was crushed at a Sydney tip face](https://www.comcare.gov.au/about/news-events/news/cleanaway-charged-over-sydney-fatality?ref=whsbrief.com) [Defence charged after a 60-tonne crane tipped over during pack-up at HMAS Stirling](https://www.comcare.gov.au/about/news-events/news/defence-charged-over-naval-base-crane-incident?ref=whsbrief.com) [Safe Work Australia publishes a new guide and inspection checklist for slips, trips and falls](https://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/media-centre/news/new-guide-managing-risks-slips-trips-and-falls?ref=whsbrief.com) [National Safe Work Month opens with a "Safe work is for life" theme](https://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/media-centre/news/national-safe-work-month-2026-week-1?ref=whsbrief.com) [Mine operator convicted of a gross negligence offence, managing director fined over an unguarded chute](https://www.resources.nsw.gov.au/news-articles/young-mining-company-pty-ltd-and-managing-director-convicted-and-fined-for-breaches?ref=whsbrief.com) [Three companies charged over a worker's death during Austar coal mine shaft decommissioning](https://www.resources.nsw.gov.au/resources-regulator/our-role/enforcement-action/prosecution-summaries?ref=whsbrief.com) [SafeWork NSW opens Safe Work Month with an unannounced abattoir blitz](https://www.safework.nsw.gov.au/news/safework-media-releases/safework-nsw-kicks-off-safe-work-month-with-compliance-operation-focused-on-abattoirs?ref=whsbrief.com) [Lead exposure checks step up for Broken Hill businesses and mine contractors](https://www.safework.nsw.gov.au/news/safework-media-releases/safework-nsw-strengthens-efforts-to-support-workers-manage-lead-risks-in-broken-hill?ref=whsbrief.com) [Victoria's HSR and enforcement reforms are now law as Act No. 45/2026](https://www.worksafe.vic.gov.au/workplace-legislation-amendment-accident-compensation-and-other-matters-bill-2026?ref=whsbrief.com) [A 15-year-old was killed by a falling two-tonne precast panel at a Dandenong South factory](https://www.worksafe.vic.gov.au/news/2026-09/worksafe-investigates-dandenong-south-factory-fatality?ref=whsbrief.com) [Solar systems four years or older drive almost two-thirds of solar house fires](https://www.energysafe.vic.gov.au/media-centre/news/be-solar-safe-older-systems-drive-spring-maintenance-reminder?ref=whsbrief.com) [Worker's hand partly amputated on an auto-feed rip saw prompts a saw guarding alert](https://www.worksafe.qld.gov.au/news-and-events/alerts/incident-alerts/2026/workplace-incident-serious-injury-involving-machinery?ref=whsbrief.com) [Statewide blitz on fixed plant in agriculture and packing sheds starts this month](https://www.worksafe.qld.gov.au/news-and-events/newsletters/esafe-newsletters/esafe-editions/esafe-rural/september-2026/agriculture-compliance-campaign-starts-october-2026?ref=whsbrief.com) [Queensland publishes what it says is Australia's first safety guidance on anhydrous ammonia on farms](https://www.worksafe.qld.gov.au/news-and-events/newsletters/esafe-newsletters/esafe-editions/esafe-rural/september-2026/new-guidance-anhydrous-ammonia-gas?ref=whsbrief.com) [Sunshine Coast fireworks company fined for storing 208kg of fireworks over its limit](https://www.owhsp.qld.gov.au/court-report/sunshine-coast-fireworks-company-fined-over-illegal-explosives-stockpile?ref=whsbrief.com) [Goldfields maintenance firm pleads guilty over a mechanic killed when a jack failed](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-25/worksafe-prosecutes-goldfields-business-over-ty-drummond-death/106135678?ref=whsbrief.com) [Regulation 79 falls requirements now apply to WA high risk construction work](https://www.worksafe.wa.gov.au/publications/statement-regulatory-intent-regulatory-approach-falls-heights-high-risk-construction?ref=whsbrief.com) [WorkSafe WA releases a farm toolkit on airborne contaminants ahead of the new limits](https://www.worksafe.wa.gov.au/publications/how-identify-airborne-contaminant-hazards-farms?ref=whsbrief.com) [29 finalists shortlisted for the 2026 WA Work Health and Safety Excellence Awards](https://www.worksafe.wa.gov.au/announcements/work-health-and-safety-excellence-awards-2026-finalists-announced?ref=whsbrief.com) [Amusement hire company charged over false inspection certificates for rides supplied to a school](https://www.safework.sa.gov.au/news-and-alerts/news/news/2025new/charges-laid-against-amusement-hire-company?ref=whsbrief.com) [Remote supervision for mobile plant and council customer-aggression projects win Augusta Zadow grants](https://www.safework.sa.gov.au/news-and-alerts/news/news/2025new/innovative-safety-projects-win-funding?ref=whsbrief.com) [A record 12 mine rescue teams, including the first all-female team, compete in Adelaide](https://www.safework.sa.gov.au/news-and-alerts/news/news/2025new/record-number-of-rescue-teams-to-compete-in-adelaide?ref=whsbrief.com) [Last day to shape Tasmania's next Road Safety Strategy, which covers work driving](https://engage.building.tas.gov.au/tasmanias-next-road-safety-strategy?ref=whsbrief.com) [Check temporary platforms and grid-mesh openings at mines and processing plants before the next shutdown](https://worksafe.tas.gov.au/topics/Health-and-Safety/safety-alerts/temporary-work-platforms-preventing-falls-at-mines-and-high-risk-processing-facilities?ref=whsbrief.com) [No sign yet of the Workplace Protection Orders bill](https://tasmaniantimes.com/2026/09/leaders-must-unite-act-now-to-protect-workers-tackle-knife-crime/?ref=whsbrief.com) [WorkSafe ACT's Safe Work Month starts with a new small business pocket guide](https://www.worksafe.act.gov.au/about-worksafe-act/national-safe-work-month-2026?ref=whsbrief.com) [ACT moves to adopt the national codes on elevating work platforms and biological hazards](https://www.act.gov.au/open/act-work-health-safety-council-communiques?ref=whsbrief.com) [Property developer licensing now applies to ACT residential projects of three or more dwellings](https://www.legislation.act.gov.au/a/2024-36/?ref=whsbrief.com) [Ten days left to nominate for the NT Work Health and Safety Advisory Council](https://worksafe.nt.gov.au/forms-and-resources/news-and-events/news/2026/call-for-nominations-for-the-work-health-and-safety-advisory-council?ref=whsbrief.com) [NT Safe Work Month seminars start Wednesday with psychosocial hazards](https://worksafe.nt.gov.au/forms-and-resources/news-and-events/events?ref=whsbrief.com) [Two new farm codes of practice spell out who owns which safety duties on New Zealand farms](https://www.worksafe.govt.nz/about-us/news-and-media/new-acops-clarify-health-and-safety-responsibilities-on-farms/?ref=whsbrief.com) [WorkSafe starts a three-month falls campaign on residential building sites](https://www.worksafe.govt.nz/about-us/news-and-media/worksafes-focus-on-residential-construction-sites-aims-to-prevent-falls-from-height/?ref=whsbrief.com) [DR AS 2985:2026 — Workplace atmospheres, Sampling and gravimetric determination of respirable dust](https://comment.standards.org.au/Drafts/fe82b4b4-d96d-4b95-a956-261a6e411498?ref=whsbrief.com) [DR AS/NZS 5601.1:2026 — Gas installations, Part 1: General installations](https://comment.standards.org.au/Drafts/952b075c-b017-4bcc-b196-3946dc24ff87?ref=whsbrief.com) [DR AS/NZS 5601.2:2026 — Gas installations, Part 2: LP Gas installations in caravans and boats for non-propulsive purposes](https://comment.standards.org.au/Drafts/f334a85e-09e8-4cdb-b593-046d4541ded1?ref=whsbrief.com) [ISO 8207:2026 — Gas welding equipment, Hose assemblies for welding, cutting and allied processes](https://store.standards.org.au/product/iso-8207-2026?ref=whsbrief.com) [IEC 61111:2026 — Live working, Electrical insulating matting](https://store.standards.org.au/product/iec-61111-2026?ref=whsbrief.com) [ISO 24142:2026 — Safe design aspects for machinery in feed processing mills](https://store.standards.org.au/product/iso-24142-2026?ref=whsbrief.com)