The change, in one paragraph From 1 December 2026, Safe Work Australia replaces the Workplace Exposure Standards list with the Workplace Exposure Limits list. Until that date, employers must still comply with the WES list (WorkSafe Victoria, page reviewed 20 October 2026, captured 5 November 2026). From 1 December 2026, worker exposure must not exceed...
On 1 December 2026 the workplace exposure limits (WEL) list replaces the workplace exposure standards. It includes a limit for diesel particulate matter (DPM): 0.01 mg/m³ as an 8-hour time-weighted average, measured as respirable elemental carbon. PCBUs must ensure no one at the workplace is exposed above it. If your site runs diesel plant, here’s...
Safe Work Australia’s July 2026 Guide for PCBUs: Air monitoring and the workplace exposure limits for airborne contaminants sets out when air monitoring is needed. From 1 December 2026, worker exposure to airborne contaminants must not exceed the exposure limits published by Safe Work Australia. It’s written for employers and the people who run WHS...
Diesel exhaust tends to get filed as an underground problem: miners, tunnellers. Safe Work Australia’s list goes well beyond them. Its guidance on diesel engine emissions names forklift drivers and loading dock workers alongside the people underground. With an exposure limit for diesel particulate matter in the WEL list from 1 December 2026, it’s worth...
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