> ## 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 42 of 2026 - URL: https://www.whsbrief.com/whs-tracker-week-42-of-2026/ - Published: 2026-10-11T21:00:00.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-11T20:59:59.000Z - Author: WHS Brief - Tags: tracker [Safe Work Month week 2 asks workplaces to map one hazard and test the controls on it](https://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/national-safe-work-month/week-2?ref=whsbrief.com) [NHVR warns grain growers and carriers on fatigue, maintenance and mass before a bumper harvest](https://www.nhvr.gov.au/news/2026/10/07/nhvr-urges-victorian-grain-growers-to-keep-compliance-top-of-mind-this-harvest-season?ref=whsbrief.com) [SafeWork NSW starts its largest-ever psychosocial compliance operation across all industries](https://www.safework.nsw.gov.au/news/safework-media-releases/safework-nsw-to-conduct-largest-ever-compliance-operation-focused-on-psychosocial-hazards?ref=whsbrief.com) [52 notices to 16 underground coal mines after an explosion suppression audit of all 22 sites](https://www.resources.nsw.gov.au/resources-regulator/safety/assessment/coal/report-180926?ref=whsbrief.com) [Haul truck reversed into an excavator cab during "backscratching" at a Hunter coal mine](https://www.resources.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-09/investigation-report-haul-truck-and-excavator-collision.pdf?ref=whsbrief.com) [Wrong gloves may have exposed health workers to cytotoxic medicines and waste](https://www.worksafe.vic.gov.au/safety-alerts/exposure-cytotoxic-medicines-and-associated-contaminated-waste?ref=whsbrief.com) [Nearly 50 service lines hit by gardeners in two years as spring pruning starts](https://www.energysafe.vic.gov.au/media-centre/news/look-you-cut-spring?ref=whsbrief.com) [Ceiling insulation upgrades open to every Victorian home, with mandatory pre-install safety checks](https://www.esc.vic.gov.au/victorian-energy-upgrades/activities-offered-under-veu-program/ceiling-insulation-activity?ref=whsbrief.com) [Victoria begins a staged rollout of more secure High Risk Work Licence cards](https://www.ohsrep.org.au/worksafe%5Frolls%5Fout%5Fupdated%5Fhigh%5Frisk%5Fwork%5Flicence%5Fcards%5Fsn%5F825?ref=whsbrief.com) [RSHQ tells mines, quarries and gas sites to review heat plans before summer](https://www.rshq.qld.gov.au/safety-and-health-alerts/occupational-health/effective-management-of-heat-risks-for-workers?ref=whsbrief.com) [Storm season alert: anchor dongas, nitrogen-fill tyres and stop heavy machinery near lightning](https://www.rshq.qld.gov.au/safety-and-health-alerts/mines/managing-the-risks-of-storm-season2?ref=whsbrief.com) [FQM Australia Nickel fined $810,000 after a Roman Shield pinned a worker at Ravensthorpe](https://www.worksafe.wa.gov.au/announcements/mine-owner-and-operator-fined-810000-over-worker-injury?ref=whsbrief.com) [Talison ordered to review psychosocial controls at the Greenbushes lithium mine](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-07/workplace-safety-psychological-distress-greenbushes-lithium-mine/107222730?ref=whsbrief.com) [Free WorkSafe webinar on how critical risk is regulated in major hazard facilities, mining and petroleum](https://safetyline.wa.gov.au/events-single/critical-risk-management/?ref=whsbrief.com) [SA Health store person named SafeWork SA's 2026 HSR of the Year](https://www.safework.sa.gov.au/news-and-alerts/news/news/2025new/ex-storm-chaser-wins-top-workplace-safety-award?ref=whsbrief.com) [Mine rescue competition comes to Adelaide next week with a record 12 teams](https://www.safework.sa.gov.au/news-and-alerts/news/news/2025new/record-number-of-rescue-teams-to-compete-in-adelaide?ref=whsbrief.com) [Draft Workplace Protection Orders Bill released: courts could bar violent people from workplaces](https://www.justice.tas.gov.au/community-consultation/consultations/2026/workplace-protection-order-bill-2026?ref=whsbrief.com) [WorkSafe Tasmania Month webinars start Wednesday with an H5 bird flu briefing](https://worksafe.tas.gov.au/topics/services-and-events/month?ref=whsbrief.com) [Body stressing and falls drive more than half of ACT small business compensation claims](https://www.worksafe.act.gov.au/health-and-safety-portal/safety-alerts/repetitive-and-strenuous-work-and-falls-continue-to-drive-workers-compensation-claims-in-act-small-businesses?ref=whsbrief.com) [WorkSafe ACT's weekly alerts turn to psychosocial hazards, then falls and musculoskeletal disorders](https://www.worksafe.act.gov.au/about-worksafe-act/national-safe-work-month-2026?ref=whsbrief.com) [Final week 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 continue with complacency and fatigue](https://worksafe.nt.gov.au/forms-and-resources/news-and-events/events?ref=whsbrief.com) [WorkSafe NZ's spring inspection season is under way on residential builds and beef and lamb farms](https://www.worksafe.govt.nz/about-us/news-and-media/worksafe-inspectors-head-to-farms-and-residential-builds-in-proactive-safety-push/?ref=whsbrief.com) [24 weeks until the Health and Safety at Work Amendment Act 2026 commences](https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2026/38/en/latest/?ref=whsbrief.com) [DR AS 1674.1:2026 — Safety in welding and allied processes, Part 1: Fire and hot work precautions](https://comment.standards.org.au/Drafts/583467d6-e299-4b33-a6cd-bd4012b127ba?ref=whsbrief.com) [AS/NZS ISO 19011:2026 — Guidelines for auditing management systems](https://store.standards.org.au/product/as-nzs-iso-19011-2026?ref=whsbrief.com) [AS 3580.9.18:2026 — Ambient air, PM10 and PM2.5 continuous method using optical light scattering](https://store.standards.org.au/product/as-3580-9-18-2026?ref=whsbrief.com) [ISO/IEC 80079-38:2026 — Explosive atmospheres, Equipment and components in underground mines](https://store.standards.org.au/product/iso-iec-80079-38-2026?ref=whsbrief.com) [IEC 60598-2-24:2026 — Luminaires with limited surface temperatures](https://store.standards.org.au/product/iec-60598-2-24-2026?ref=whsbrief.com) [ISO 22567:2026 — General requirements for establishing muscular strength databases](https://store.standards.org.au/product/iso-22567-2026?ref=whsbrief.com)