Hazardous substances

(Information sheets "Focus on IFA's work" and "Focus on IAG's work" as pdf-files)

Cover image of the current IFA Dust Report, showing a range of work situations in which dust can occur

The new IFA Dust Report on occupational exposure to dust in Germany (from "Focus in IFA's work No. 0420")
Source: IFA

The latest information sheets are available for download in PDF format. Use the button in the right-hand column to search for specific information sheets in our publications database. All sheets are documented in the database, including those concerning completed projects.

Title	Number
Are track welders exposed to PAHs?	0282 (PDF, 136 kB, non-accessible)
Benzene measurements in a range of working areas	0370 (PDF, 597 kB, non-accessible)
Cadmium and cancer: Summary of epidemiological studies	0049 (PDF, 116 kB, non-accessible)
Combinations of PPE – falling safety, respiratory protection and protective headwear	0107 (PDF, 480 kB, non-accessible)
Conversion from inhalable to respirable dust	0415
DGUV’s GESTIS DNEL database	0353 (PDF, 192 kB, non-accessible)
Diesel motor emissions and lung cancer: a summary of epidemiological studies	0169 (PDF, 114 kB, non-accessible)
Dioxins at the workplace	0063 (PDF, 89 kB, non-accessible)
Do surgical masks also provide protection to medical personnel?	0296 (PDF, 103 kB, non-accessible)
EGU Recommendations Hazard Identification of the Accident Insurers (EGU)	0122 (PDF, 471 kB, non-accessible)
Emissions from laser printers and copiers	0276 (PDF, 121 kB, non-accessible)
Exposure associated with additive manufacturing methods (3D printers)	0397 (PDF, 196 kB, non-accessible)
Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke in German hospitality venues	0297 (PDF, 91 kB, non-accessible)
Exposure to quartz at the workplace	0110 (PDF, 105 kB, non-accessible)
Flammability of respiratory filters	0034 (PDF, 253 kB, non-accessible)
Formaldehyde exposure in pathology	0425
Formaldehyde in preclinical medical training	0369 (PDF, 123 kB, non-accessible)
Gas-tight fit of respiratory protective devices	0094 (PDF, 118 kB, non-accessible)
GESTIS database: scientific criteria documents	0264 (PDF, 118 kB, non-accessible)
GESTIS International Limit Values database	0265 (PDF, 190 kB, non-accessible)
GESTIS-Stoffenmanager®: Quantitative Estimate of Inhalation Exposure	0352 (PDF, 115 kB, non-accessible)
GESTIS-Stoffenmanager®: Risk assessment in accordance with TRGS 400	0351 (PDF, 96 kB, non-accessible)
GESTIS substance database on the Internet: www.dguv.de/ifa/gestis-database	0125 (PDF, 228 kB, non-accessible)
GHS column model for the assessment of hazardous substances	0341 (PDF, 178 kB, non-accessible)
Indoor workplaces – investigation of the working environment	0149 (PDF, 399 kB, non-accessible)
Internet information portal for the hazard black spot of container freight	0285 (PDF, 128 kB, non-accessible)
Laser-beam machining	0028 (PDF, 394 kB, non-accessible)
Leukemia and benzene exposure	0217 (PDF, 217 kB, non-accessible)
Low-dust methods in the construction industry: wall chasers	0261 (PDF, 470 kB, non-accessible)
Measurement system for exposure assessment (MGU)	0021 (PDF, 200 kB, non-accessible)
MEGA evaluations for the preparation of REACH exposure scenarios	0356 (PDF, 244 kB, non-accessible)
Modelling and simulation of the filtration of ultrafine particles	0364 (PDF, 360 kB, non-accessible)
Nanostructured materials: grouping with regard to occupational safety and health and risk minimization	0409
Narcotic gases at anaesthesia workplaces	0081 (PDF, 129 kB, non-accessible)
Occupational exposure limits for hydrocarbon solvent mixtures (RCP)	0392 (PDF, 208 kB, non-accessible)
Occupational health and safety and elevated ozone concentrations in the environment	0061 (PDF, 99 kB, non-accessible)
Olfactory disorders caused by substances at work	0405 (PDF, 122 kB, non-accessible)
OMEGA hazardous substance software	0231 (PDF, 290 kB, non-accessible)
Ototoxic substances	0310 (PDF, 118 kB, non-accessible)
Permeation of breathing tubes by PAHs (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons)	0184 (PDF, 105 kB, non-accessible)
Permeation of PCBs in transformer oil through chemical protective gloves	0337 (PDF, 115 kB, non-accessible)
Permobil – a compact device for permeation measurement	0304 (PDF, 105 kB, non-accessible)
Publication of 3rd edition of updated occupational disease report on OD 1317	0404 (PDF, 114 kB, non-accessible)
Respiratory exposure to foreign substances in the atmosphere at hairdressers' workplaces	0005 (PDF, 110 kB, non-accessible)
Respiratory protection against ultrafine particles	0233 (PDF, 148 kB, non-accessible)
Size selective dust sampling	0197 (PDF, 96 kB, non-accessible)
Storage life of used respiratory filters	0105 (PDF, 114 kB, non-accessible)
Sulphuric acid at workplaces: comparison between thoracic and inhalable aerosol fractions	0329 (PDF, 99 kB, non-accessible)
Test gas device for the realisation of round-robin tests	0183 (PDF, 235 kB, non-accessible)
The GDA Hazardous Substance Check NEW	0426
The IFA's MEGA exposure database	0207 (PDF, 98 kB, non-accessible)
The new IFA Dust Report on occupational exposure to dust in Germany	0420
The use of luminous bacteria for the assessment of air quality	0220 (PDF, 139 kB, non-accessible)
Toluene in publication gravure	0127 (PDF, 530 kB, non-accessible)
Toxicity of the constituents of paper and of paper dust	0326 (PDF, 116 kB, non-accessible)
Tracer gas measurements for the assessment of HVAC measures	0133 (PDF, 344 kB, non-accessible)
Ultrafine aerosols and nanoparticles at the workplace	0302 (PDF, 89 kB, non-accessible)
Ultra-fine particles at the workplace	0160 (PDF, 117 kB, non-accessible)
Vapours and aerosols arising from cooling lubricants	0045 (PDF, 142 kB, non-accessible)
Ventilation in production shops and workshops	0066 (PDF, 200 kB, non-accessible)
ZED central exposure database https://zed.dguv.de	0384 (PDF, 133 kB, non-accessible)