SWA amends model WHS Regulations for engineered stone

The model Work Health and Safety Regulations have been updated to prohibit the uncontrolled processing of engineered stone. The model Work Health and Safety Regulations (Engineered Stone) Amendment 2023 gives effect to a decision by Safe Work Australia Members in August 2021 to amend the model WHS Regulations to prohibit the uncontrolled processing of engineered stone to ensure clarity and certainty for PCBUs and workers regarding the use of engineered stone.

The amendment also removes out-of-date references to Australian Standards in the model WHS Regulations. The amendments do not automatically apply in a jurisdiction; for the Regulations to have effect in a jurisdiction they must be enacted in that jurisdiction.

Further information about the amendment to the model WHS Regulations can be found here.

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