If you intend to carry out, or direct a worker to carry out, any work that involves processing legacy engineered stone, you must notify WorkSafe Tasmania by completing the below notification form.
Processing, in relation to legacy engineered stone, means using a power tool or other mechanical plant (for example a crusher) to crush, cut, grind, trim, sand, abrasive polish or drill the stone.
Legacy engineered stone includes any engineered stone benchtop, panel, or slab that is already installed. Legacy stone also includes any engineered stone stocks that were not installed before the 1 July 2024 ban.
Read more about the ban on engineered stone.
The below form must be submitted to WorkSafe Tasmania:
- before you carry out, or direct a worker to carry out, any work that involves processing of legacy engineered stone
- every 12 months from the date of your previous notification, or
- within 30 calendar days of a change to the information you provided in the previous notification. When you re-notify, you must state what has changed (for example an increase or decrease in the frequency and/or duration of the work, or a change in the type of work with legacy engineered stone).
A re-notification is not required if you cease to carry out work with legacy engineered stone.
Examples of work with legacy engineered stone where notifying WorkSafe Tasmania is required:
- a worker repairs a crack in an engineered stone benchtop installed in a kitchen. To repair the engineered stone, a worker needs to fill the crack with liquid resin and use power tools to level and re-polish the engineered stone
- a worker creates a hole in a splashback to install a new power point. The worker uses a power drill to create the hole
- a worker needs to use a power tool to remove a large, engineered stone bench top, so it can be disposed of.
If you unknowingly carry out processing work with legacy engineered stone, you must notify WorkSafe Tasmania as soon as you become aware.
WorkSafe Tasmania will provide you with an acknowledgment of all notifications.
You must keep a copy of each notification for five years from the date the notice was given and have the notification accessible upon request.
Information you’ll need to provide
When notifying WorkSafe Tasmania, you’ll need to provide information about:
- the type of work being carried out (for example repair, modification, removal, or disposal)
- a description of the type of work, processing, and equipment involved
- the frequency of the work
- the duration of the processing work to be conducted by a worker (for example approximately one repair per week, and less than 30 minutes per repair).
Working interstate
If you work in states/territories outside of Tasmania, you will need to contact that state/territory’s work health and safety regulator for any notification requirements unique/specific to that state/territory.
Notification form for permitted work with legacy engineered stone (PDF)
Notification form for permitted work with legacy engineered stone (Word)