An engineered stone provider has been fined $375,000 after it exposed a worker to risk of serious illness over a six-year and 10-month period where reasonably practical steps were not taken to minimise exposure to airborne respirable crystalline silica. 

Edstein Creative Pty Ltd failed to take adequate actions to minimise the risk of exposure to airborne respirable crystalline silica while undertaking tasks associated with the installation of engineered stone products, including cutting, grinding, drilling and polishing. 

NSW along with the other states and territories and the Commonwealth agreed unanimously to ban engineered stone from 1 July 2024. 

SafeWork NSW inspectors are continuing to undertake compliance inspections in the engineered stone industry, including site visits and issuing penalties to any non-compliant operators. 

Visit the SafeWork website for more information on SafeWork’s silica compliance work.

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