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Australia’s work health and safety (WHS) framework is facing an important opportunity for reform, with Safe Work Australia publishing its Best Practice Review of the model Work Health and Safety laws on 19 October 2026. The review makes 21 recommendations aimed at strengthening worker protections, improving regulatory consistency and ensuring the national WHS framework remains…
A new workplace phrase is attracting attention across Australia: “getting disappeared”. It describes a situation where an employee raises concerns, challenges a decision or becomes perceived as difficult, and then suddenly leaves the organisation, with colleagues receiving little explanation about what happened. There may, of course, be entirely legitimate and confidential reasons why an employee…
Australia is approaching an important change in the way workplace exposure to airborne contaminants is regulated. From 1 December 2026, the existing Workplace Exposure Standards (WES) for airborne contaminants will transition to Workplace Exposure Limits (WEL). The change follows a national review of workplace exposure standards and has been agreed by Australian Work Health and…
ISO 9001:2026, Quality management systems – Requirements, was officially published on 16 September 2026, replacing ISO 9001:2015. For organisations already operating an ISO 9001-certified Quality Management System (QMS), the good news is that this is an evolution rather than a complete redesign of the Standard. The established foundations of ISO 9001 remain. Customer focus, leadership,…
Queensland businesses should be aware of important updates to seven Work Health and Safety (WHS) Codes of Practice taking effect from 1 September 2026. The amendments affect the following Codes of Practice: Managing the risk of psychosocial hazards at work Code of Practice 2022 Managing noise and preventing hearing loss at work Code of Practice…
Queensland’s new Electrical Safety Regulation 2026 is set to replace the Electrical Safety Regulation 2013 from 1 September 2026. For electricians, electrical contractors, businesses and other people working with electrical installations and equipment, the change is important, but it is not a major overhaul of Queensland’s electrical safety requirements. The Queensland Government has confirmed that the 2026 Regulation does…
