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UKAS · PROCESS INDUSTRIES

Slip testing
for Quarries & Mineral Processing.

Quarries and mineral processing operations combine continuous wet-and-dust exposure across processing buildings, screening stations, and despatch yards — with the additional regulatory framework of the Quarries Regulations 1999.

17025 ISO/IEC accreditation
Quarries & Mineral Sector covered

Quarries & Mineral Processing testing

Tier 2 · Process Industries

  • Sector contextQuarries and mineral processing operations combine continuous wet-and-dust exposure across processing buildings, screening stations, and des…
  • Out-of-hours attendance23:00–05:00 visits to avoid production-shift disruption.
  • UKAS-accredited reportsAccepted by HSE, FSA, BRC, MHRA and PL insurers.
  • Multi-site programmesGroup annual contracts for portfolio operators.
Surfaces tested in quarries & mineral processing

The quarries & mineral processing surface vocabulary.

Every quarries & mineral processing site has a distinct surface vocabulary that drives the testing protocol. We test the actual surfaces present, not a generic baseline.

  1. 01 · SURFACE

    Hardened-aggregate concrete in processing buildingsheavy-duty wear

  2. 02 · SURFACE

    Steel walkways at screening platformstested independently

  3. 03 · SURFACE

    Concrete with mineral-resistant sealer in despatch yardstested representatively

  4. 04 · SURFACE

    Painted yellow segregation linestested independently

Specific risk zones

Where the incidents actually happen.

Generic slip testing misses the zones that actually generate incidents. Quarries & Mineral Processing sites have distinct high-risk zones that warrant independent testing.

Screening-station drip zones

Continuous wet-and-mineral exposure.

Conveyor-underbelly maintenance

Hydraulic-and-mineral contamination.

Despatch-yard wet aggregate

Loading-bay tipper carry-out.

Regulatory framework

Quarries & Mineral Processing · regulatory context.

Quarries and mineral processing slip testing operates under Quarries Regulations 1999, HSE INDG225, and COSHH 2002. UKAS ISO/IEC 17025 reports support HSE compliance and quarry operator safety documentation.

Quarries Regs 1999 Quarries
HSE INDG225 Slips and trips
COSHH 2002 Mineral dust
Related sectors

Adjacent industrial categories.

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Tell us about your quarries & mineral processing site.

Whether you operate a single industrial site, a multi-site portfolio, or an FM contractor brief covering multiple operators, we'll return a fully-costed, no-obligation quotation within one working day.

Out-of-hours attendance

Mon–Fri, 8am–6pm office hours.
23:00–05:00 attendance for production-floor sites by arrangement.