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Straight answers for complex operational work.
These guides are for people turning Australian safety and regulatory requirements into work that can be carried out in the field and shown in the records. Each one begins with primary sources and an implementation question.
Mining · 8 minute read
Queensland critical control requirements after 1 June 2026.
Resources Safety and Health Queensland describes critical control management as mandatory and enforceable for Queensland mineral mines and quarries. Our guide follows the regulator’s sequence from material unwanted events through verification, response and reporting.
It also covers the system design questions that appear when requirements move out of a register and into daily work.
Read the critical control guideHeavy vehicles · 7 minute read
The HVA scheme and PSOE audit approach.
The Heavy Vehicle Accreditation scheme took effect on 1 August 2026 and progressively replaces NHVAS. The new approach centres on a whole-of-business Safety Management System and audits that look beyond document presence.
Our guide explains the voluntary framework, transition and the practical evidence questions raised by Present, Suitable, Operating and Effective.
Read the HVA and PSOE guideOur editorial rule
We publish when there is something useful to say.
This library is not here to fill a content calendar. Regulatory statements link to primary material, each dated page shows when it was updated and recommendations are kept separate from obligations.
Future guides will cover operational technology choices, assurance design and the systems behind safer decisions.
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