Victorian Consolidated Regulations

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATIONS 2017 - REG 319ZE

    (1)     This regulation applies if, immediately before 1 July 2024, an employer—

        (a)     was the holder of an engineered stone licence within the meaning of regulation 5 immediately before that day; and

        (b)     employed an employee who worked with a manufactured composite stone material that contained—

              (i)     resins; and

              (ii)     40% or more crystalline silica.

    (2)     The employer must, by 1 October 2024, give the employee a written statement that—

        (a)     specifies the period up until 1 July 2024 during which the employee worked with the manufactured composite stone material described in subregulation (1)(b); and

        (b)     contains a statement advising the employee to have periodical health assessments and details of the types of tests that are relevant.

Penalty:     60 penalty units for a natural person;

    300 penalty units for a body corporate.

Chapter 5—Hazardous industries

Division 1—Introductory matters