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This Standard adopts ISO 22846-2:2012, which provides recommendations and guidance on the use of rope access methods for work at height and expands on the fundamental principles given in AS/NZS ISO 22846.1, in conjunction with which it is intended to be used; intended for use by employers, employees and self-employed persons who use rope access methods, by those commissioning rope access work and by rope access associations.

Sets out the requirements and risk control measures for ensuring the safety of those who must enter or carry out tasks associated with a confined space; contains sections dealing with planning and implementing entry to a confined space; appendices include guidance for training, risk assessment, atmospheric monitoring and sample forms and permits associated with confined space work.

Sets out requirements for the design, selection, construction and installation of fixed platforms, walkways, stairways and ladders that are intended to provide safe access to places used by operating, inspection, maintenance and servicing personnel.

Provides guidance through the lifecycle of an engineered stone product including fabrication, installation, maintenance, removal and disposal.

From 1 October 2020 to 1 April 2021, SafeWork SA undertook a compliance campaign (the campaign) focused on respirable crystalline silica (RCS) in the fabrication, construction, and mining industries; The fabrication industry included persons conducting a business or undertaking (PCBUs) using engineered and natural stone (i.e. monumental masons).

This Strategy represents a long-term government commitment to support businesses, industry, workers, and the wider community, and provide a guide to inform agency and departmental activities and compliance systems towards achieving a future free from silica- related diseases.

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

This checklist will help persons conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) in the engineered stone industry to identify the hazards that can cause occupational lung diseases, including silicosis, in their workers.

Work Health and Safety (WHS) laws require you, as the person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU), to eliminate and minimise risks to the health and safety of your workers as much as you reasonably can.

Silicosis is a lung disease caused by breathing in respirable crystalline silica which is a common mineral found in sand, concrete, quartz and other types of rock.