What does the national ban on engineered stone mean for the construction industry? In December 2023, Australia became the first country in the world to nationally ban engineered stone following a surge in silicosis cases. ...
On Friday, Safe Work Australia published the Decision Regulation Impact Statement: Prohibition on the use of engineered stone (Decision RIS). The Statement was developed by Safe Work Australia at the request of WHS ministers and was ...
Cutting, drilling or working with Silica? You could be at risk. It’s a health crisis that’s slowly killing tradespeople. Silicosis is the result of repeated, unprotected exposure to Silica Dust. It destroys the lungs and ...
In December, Department of Employment and Workplace Relations Minister, Tony Burke, spoke in Parliament about the need for urgent action on the Silicosis epidemic in Australia. In its second reading, the amendment to the Government’s ...
SafeWork NSW has adopted a new industry safety standard as part of its sustained regulatory efforts to address silicosis. The national Code of Practice – Managing the risks of respirable crystalline silica from engineered stone in the workplace came into force in ...
