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New safety alert highlights avian influenza risks for offshore activities

NOPSEMA has published a new environment and safety alert on avian influenza (H5N1), following Australia's first confirmed detections of the virus in June 2026. The alert highlights the potential for…

Five years after the COVID-19 pandemic reshaped how industry manages infectious disease risks, the key lessons remain as relevant now as they were in 2020. The offshore environment presents unique…

Safe Work Australia has introduced a new workplace exposure limit (WEL) for diesel particulate matter (DPM) of 0.01 mg/m³, measured as respirable elemental carbon, which will apply from 1 December…

Our second issue of The Regulator for 2026 is here. This latest edition focuses on NOPSEMA's investigation function, outlining how serious incidents are examined to identify root causes, lessons…

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Have your say on updated psychosocial risk management guidance

Published date: 4 June, 2026

Managing psychosocial hazards is still a relatively new regulatory frontier for the offshore oil and gas industry compared to other health and safety factors. To help duty holders understand what’s…

Published date: 29 May, 2026

Health and Safety Representatives (HSRs) within the offshore industry are invited to join our HSR Forum to discuss the latest OHS issues for HSRs in the offshore industry, and be a part of the HSR…

Published date: 28 May, 2026

When there is a serious accident or dangerous occurrence at an offshore energy facility, the public response is understandable: something went wrong and the regulator should act. At NOPSEMA, we do…

Published date: 25 May, 2026

NOPSEMA has released Australia’s Offshore Energy Industry Performance Report 2025, providing an overview of offshore energy activity and performance across Australia’s regulated jurisdictions.
The…