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Working with engineered stone in Victoria
Repairs, modifications, removal and disposal of engineered stone benchtops, panels or slabs (legacy stone) installed prior to 1 July 2024 will be permitted. This work will be subject to existing control requirements for engineered stone.
You do not need a licence to work with legacy stone, however any work undertaken on legacy stone will be treated as “High Risk Crystalline Silica Work” (HRCSW) under Victoria's OHS regulations.
Working with legacy stone
Repairs, modifications and removal of already installed engineered stone, and disposal of engineered stone (legacy stone) benchtops, panels or slabs is not prohibited.
If you are working with legacy stone, Victoria's OHS regulations continue to prohibit the cutting, grinding and abrasive polishing of engineered stone with power tools, unless on-tool water suppression or dust extraction devices are in place and respiratory protection equipment is used.
If it is not reasonably practicable to use water suppression or dust extraction, local exhaust ventilation must be used.
Working on legacy stone will be considered High Risk Crystalline Silica Work that you must:
- prepare a crystalline silica hazard control statement (hazard control statement) before the work commences, and
- ensure the work is performed in accordance with that hazard control statement; and
- provide employees and job applicants with specific information, instruction and training about exposure to crystalline silica dust and control measures.
Checkout more information on HRCSW duties.
Working with other engineered stone products
The ban on working with engineered stone applies specifically to benchtops, slabs, or panels. That means that work with engineered stone products that aren't benchtops, slabs or panels (such as jewellery, garden ornaments, sculptures, kitchen sinks) is permitted.
To find out more, contact HIA's Contracts and Compliance team
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