Sustainable Development
Social
Hundreds of communities around Europe depend upon the mineral industry for their economic well-being. It is our job to ensure that we are good neighbours, actively involved in community projects and with excellent records of environmental management, health and safety, and site restoration. Quarrying is a long-term commitment and-IMA Europe’s members adopt a long-term view of the impact of every aspect of their activities.
Regarding prevention of the Health and Safety of workers, IMA has developed a programme to monitor the exposure of workers to dust and quartz: the IMA Hygiene Project. The resulting database allows having a complete picture of the exposure levels in the IM industry and we observe an encouraging reduction of the exposures year on year.
It is all part of the industry’s commitment to improving every aspect of what it does for the benefit of future generations.
