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Safety & Health

The Industrial Minerals Association - North America (IMA-NA) conducts special safety campaigns for the benefits of employees within the industry. 


Finger and Hand Safety

Fact: The most injured body parts in the industrial minerals industry are fingers and hands.  Put another way, if you get injured at work, more than likely, it will be an injury to your fingers and hands.

The following educational materials are available for download.  We encourage all interested parties to freely use these materials.

Finger and Hand Safety Poster (print on 11 x 17 paper).  You may also order professionally printed copies of this poster by clicking here.  The cost is 1$ per poster.

Finger and Hand Safety Toolbox Talk #1

Finger and Hand Safety Toolbox Talk #2

Finger and Hand Safety Toolbox Talk #3

Finger and Hand Safety Toolbox Talk #4

Finger and Hand Safety Toolbox Talk #5

Dust Control

Dust Control Handbook for Industrial Minerals Mining and Processing

Throughout the mining and processing of minerals, the mined ore undergoes a number of crushing, grinding, cleaning, drying, and product sizing operations as it is processed into a marketable commodity. These operations are highly mechanized, and both individually and collectively these processes can generate large amounts of dust. If control technologies are inadequate, hazardous levels of respirable dust may be liberated into the work environment, potentially exposing workers. Accordingly, federal regulations are in place to limit the respirable dust exposure of mine workers. Engineering controls are implemented in mining operations in an effort to reduce dust generation and limit worker exposure.

Authors: Cecala-AB, O'Brien-AD, Schall-J, Colinet-JF, Fox-WR, Franta-RJ, Joy-GJ, Reed-WR, Reeser-PW, Rounds-JR, Schultz-MJ

Reference: Pittsburgh, PA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2012-112, Report of Investigations, January 2012; :1-314

Click here to download the complete document.