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Summary of Engineered stone prohibition: Guidance for PCBUs 2024 cover

Safe Work Australia

Version:  2024.  (Current)
From 1 July 2024, persons conducting a business or undertaking (PCBUs) must not carry out, or direct or allow a worker to carry out, work that involves the manufacture, supply, processing, or installation of engineered stone benchtops, panels and slabs.
What is controlled processing of engineered stone? 2024 cover

Safe Work Australia

Version:  2024.  (Current)
A PCBU must implement control measures to eliminate or minimise risks arising from the processing of engineered stone, as far as is reasonably practicable.
Definition of engineered stone 2024 cover

Safe Work Australia

Version:  2024.  (Current)
The ban only applies to engineered stone: benchtops AND panels AND slabs.
Key terms used in the Engineered stone prohibition: Guidance for PCBUs 2024 cover

Safe Work Australia

Version:  2024.  (Current)
Key terms used in Engineered stone prohibition.
Need more information on the engineered stone ban? 2024 cover

Safe Work Australia

Version:  2024.  (Current)
Handy information sheet grouping Safe Work Australia documents and state-specific WHS regulators.
Exemptions from the engineered stone ban 2024 cover

Safe Work Australia

Version:  2024.  (Current)
A work health and safety (WHS) regulator can exempt a type of engineered stone from the ban.
Preparing a crystalline silica hazard control statement for high risk crystalline silica work 2022 cover

WorkSafe Victoria

Version:  2022.  (Current)
How and when to prepare and use a crystalline silica hazard control statement (hazard control statement) for high risk crystalline silica work (HRCSW).
Reduction in workplace exposure standard for respirable crystalline silica: For businesses and workers to minimise risks when working with silica 2020 cover

Workplace Health and Safety Queensland

Version:  2020.  (Current)
The national workplace exposure standard for respirable crystalline silica has been halved from an eight hour time-weighted average airborne concentration of 0.1 milligrams per cubic metre (mg/m3) to 0.05 mg/m3; this new workplace exposure standard takes effect in Queensland from 1 July 2020.
Managing respirable crystalline silica dust exposure in the stone benchtop industry: Code of practice 2019 2019 cover

Workplace Health and Safety Queensland

Version:  2019.  (Current)
Silicosis is preventable by using proper controls to eliminate or minimise expo sure to respirable crystalline silica dust in the workplace.
How to identify the hazards that can cause occupational lung diseases in engineered stone workers: information sheet 2023 cover

Safe Work Australia

Version:  2023.  (Current)
As a person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU), you must protect your workers from breathing in silica dust.