Engineered Stone Fabrication Exemption Operations SWMS
Engineered stone fabrication under regulatory exemption — wet-only methods, enclosed processing, air monitoring programme, health surveillance, and exemption condition compliance.
SWMS variants reference your state’s WHS legislation. Instant download after payment.
Engineered stone fabrication conducted under regulatory exemption following the national prohibition. Work involves wet-only cutting, grinding and polishing within enclosed processing areas, with mandatory air monitoring and health surveillance. Triggers WHS Regulation crystalline silica process provisions, HRCW Category 19, and strict exemption condition compliance under state post-ban frameworks.
Hazards identified
3 hazards covered, sorted by priority.
Accelerated silicosis, lung cancer, autoimmune disease
Regulator prosecution, exemption revocation, criminal liability
Secondary dust exposure during cleaning and disposal
Control measures
Hierarchy-of-controls order: elimination → substitution → isolation → engineering → administrative → PPE.
- 1Wet-method processing only with continuous water suppression; dry cutting strictly prohibited under exemption conditions.
- 2On-tool LEV, enclosed booths, P2/P3 RPE with fit testing, and quarterly air monitoring against 0.05mg/m³ WES.
- 3Tier 1 health surveillance including low-dose HRCT and respiratory questionnaires before commencement and annually thereafter.
Applicable Codes of Practice
Mandatory controls for exempted engineered stone work
Silica process duties, WES, monitoring and surveillance
High-Risk Construction Work triggered
Fabrication of engineered stone under exemption involves cutting and grinding generating respirable crystalline silica.
SWMS mandatory before work; non-compliance attracts Category 1–2 penalties.
What you receive
- ✓Editable DOCX SWMS tailored to engineered stone exemption operations
- ✓State-specific WHS legislation and exemption conditions schedule
- ✓Silica hazard register with RCS exposure controls and monitoring triggers
- ✓Worker sign-on register with health surveillance and training acknowledgement
Related legislation
- WHS Act 2011 ss.19, 39
- WHS Regulation 2017 rr.529CA–529CE (silica processes)
- AS/NZS 1715:2009 Respiratory Protective Equipment