New Model Code: how to manage the risks of respirable crystalline silica from engineered stone
This model Code of Practice provides information to help persons conducting a business or undertaking (PCBUs) understand their specific WHS duties for working with engineered stone and protect their workers from exposure to silica dust.
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Working with engineered stone carries a range of risks beyond those covered in this Code, such as manual handling. Safe Work Australia has published other relevant model Codes of Practice to help manage these risks including:
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To have legal effect in a jurisdiction, the model Code of Practice must be approved as a code of practice in that jurisdiction. To determine if this model Code of Practice has been approved as a code of practice in a particular jurisdiction, check with the
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