Safe Work Australia RIS on Engineered stone August 2023 | Page 86

Decision
Impact
Use existing equipment to continue operating with natural stone
Proportion of population Sole trader Small Medium
Rationale
90 %
90 %
90 %
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It is expected that almost all engineered stone PCBUs
will be able to continue operating with natural stone at
minimal cost .
Cease operating
Business closure
10 %
10 %
5 %
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Some engineered stone PCBUs may choose to cease trading rather than move to natural stone or alternative products . There may be a number of reasons for this . For instance , because they only work with engineered stone currently and cannot afford to make the switch to alternatives .
Total 100 % 100 % 100 %
Table 23 Decision Tree Outcomes – Options 1 , 2 and 3 – other industry PCBUs
Proportion of population
Decision
Impact
Sole trader
Small
Mediumlarge
Rationale
Continue working with engineered stone under the licensing framework for work with legacy products
Acquire licence to work with legacy engineered stone
30 %
35 %
40 %
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Given the prevalence of engineered stone , a sizeable proportion of other industry PCBUs are expected to obtain a licence to be able to undertake exempt work . However , this is not expected to be the majority of PCBUs , nor is it expected to be the majority of any one PCBU ’ s work .
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Many PCBUs in this category may decide not to apply for a licence to undertake what is currently an occasional task in their day to day work . Instead , they are expected to refer work involving legacy engineered stone to a licensed PCBU . 55
The ability to absorb licensing costs increases with increasing business size . As such , a greater proportion of small , medium and large PCBUs are expected to
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