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Samantha Lock

EXPLAINED: Worker wins legal fight in engineered stone safety fail | Rare Historical Photos

Engineered stone will be banned in Australia from July 1 following numerous cases of silicosis. (Diego Fedele/AAP PHOTOS)

A company behind the installation of stone benchtops in homes throughout NSW failed to safeguard its workers against exposure to deadly silica dust, becoming the first in the state to be found guilty of the health and safety breach.

Edstein Creative, a stone supplier operating out of northern NSW, was slapped with a $375,000 fine on Friday amid a crackdown on rogue operators and a looming national ban on engineered stone.

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