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Engineered stone prohibition: Guidance for PCBUs 2024 cover

Safe Work Australia

Version:  2024.  (Current)
From 1 July 2024, a person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) 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.
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.
Exemption from the engineered stone ban 2024 cover

Safe Work Australia

Version:  2024.  (Current)
Flowchart explains the exemption from engineered stone ban process.
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.
Guide for tunnelling work 2013 cover

Safe Work Australia

Version:  2013.  (Current)
Provides practical guidance for a person conducting a business or undertaking and workers on managing health and safety risks associated with tunnelling work.
AS 1735.19:2019 Lifts, escalators and moving walks, Part 19: Safety rule for the construction and installation of lifts - Lifts for the transport of persons and goods - Remote alarm on passenger and goods passenger lifts 2019 cover

Standards Australia

Version:  First Edition 2019.  (Current)
Specifies requirements for alarm systems for all types of passenger and goods passenger lifts; deals with the minimum information to be provided as part of the instruction manual related to maintenance and the rescue service.
AS 1735.12:2020 Lifts, escalators and moving walks, Part 12: Facilities for persons with disabilities (EN 81-70:2018, MOD) 2020 cover

Standards Australia

Version:  First Edition 2020.  (Current)
Adopts EN 81-70:2018 with modifications for Australia, which specifies the minimum requirements for the safe and independent access and use of lifts by a wide range of persons, including persons with disabilities.
AS 1735.4:2020 Lifts, escalators and moving walks, Part 4: Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts - Electric and hydraulic service lifts 2020 cover

Standards Australia

Version:  Fourth Edition 2020.  (Current)
Identically adopts EN 81 3:2000+A1:2008, specifying safety rules for the construction and installation of permanently installed new electric service lifts with traction or positive drive, or hydraulic service lifts defined as lifting equipment, serving defined landing levels, having a car which is inaccessible, suspended by ropes or chains or supported by a ram and moving between rigid vertical guide rails or guide rails.