From 1 July 2026, SA reduced the high-risk construction work fall threshold from three metres to two. The reason is in the data: 68% of falls from above 2 metres happened between 2 and 3 metres, the exact gap the old rule left open.
Health and safety
The Certificate Looked Real. Did Anyone Check It With the RTO?
WorkSafe Victoria is warning employers about fake qualification certificates. How to check a training certificate or licence with the issuer, step by step.
ISO 9001 Clause 8.4 and ISO 45001 Clause 8.1.4: One Number Apart, One Purchasing Process
ISO 9001 8.4 and ISO 45001 8.1.4 sit one number apart. What each covers, why criteria are the requirement auditors test, and the safety requirements 45001 adds for contractors.
Psychosocial Hazards at Work: What Australian Law Requires, and Where ISO 45001 Stops Short
Every Australian jurisdiction now requires you to manage psychosocial hazards as hazards, not as wellbeing. What the law asks for, where the states differ, and why a certified ISO 45001 system may not prove compliance.
Two Directors Were Fined Personally in One Week. Officer Due Diligence Is Being Enforced.
In one week in NSW, two company directors were fined in their own names for failing the officer’s duty of due diligence. Here is what that duty asks, and how ISO 45001 evidences it.
NSW Codes of Practice Are Now Enforceable: What the 1 July 2026 Duty Means for You
On 1 July 2026 a quiet but significant change took effect in New South Wales. Codes of practice, which for years sat in the background as “guidance”, became something much closer to law. If you run a business in NSW, the practical question has shifted from “have we had an incident?” to “can we show […]
The Cost of Poor Quality: What Incidents Really Cost Across Safety, Environment, Security and AI
Everyone asks what ISO certification costs. The better question is what poor quality and incidents cost: 10-30% of revenue in quality failures, $4.26M average data breaches, $10M environmental penalties and a $28.6B-a-year safety problem, paid in people, reputation and dollars.
Your Plant Risk Assessment Is a Document. Is It a Control?
There is a question I ask early in a safety audit that tells me more than an hour of reading policies: when was this machine’s risk assessment last reviewed, and what changed as a result? The first half gets an answer. The plant risk assessment exists and it is signed. The second half goes quiet, […]
Integrated Management Systems in Australia: Combining Two or More ISO Standards
How an integrated management system combines ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 into one efficient system: the benefits, how it works, and whether it’s right for your business.
The Guard Was There. Someone Switched It Off.
South Australia has laid its first industrial manslaughter charges. On 23 July 2026, following a SafeWork SA investigation and a referral to the Director of Public Prosecutions, charges were filed in the Adelaide Magistrates Court against Nylastex Tooling Pty Ltd, Nylastex Holdings Pty Ltd and two directors. A project manager employed by the company has […]
