National Institute of Miners’ Health (NIMH), an autonomous Institute under Ministry of Mines, Government of India, conducts applied research in occupational health and hygiene and specializes in providing technical support services to mining and mineral based Industry with special reference to metalliferous sector and endeavors for safe mines and healthy miners through research & development.

The pioneering work carried out over decades in the field of occupational health and hygiene and expertise developed thereof at Kolar Gold Fields formed the nucleus for research and development activities of the institute in miners’ health.

The Institute has state-of-art infrastructural facilities and expertise for conducting Airborne Respirable Dust, Heat Stress, Vibrations, Noise Monitoring & Mapping, Illumination, ergonomic, etc. surveys in underground and opencast mines and routine & specialized health surveillance of persons employed in mines as per provisions of Mines Act, 1952 and subordinate legislations.