Institute for Occupational Safety and Health of the German Social Accident Insurance (IFA)
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Institutes: New names as of 1 January 2010
As of 1 January 2010, the former BGIA in Sankt Augustin is named the "Institute for Occupational Safety and Health of the German Social Accident Insurance" and its abbreviation is "IFA".
Maintenance and OSH: a statistical picture
A report of the European Agency for Safety and health at Work aims to provide information upon the main hazards, risks, health problems and accidents that maintenance workers in Europe are exposed to.
PEROSH Newsletter for download
The European Research Network PEROSH has published its latest newsletter on activities of the partner institutes one of which is IFA.
Focus on IFA's work
The latest supplement of the information sheets gives an overview of research and development projects presently under way at IFA.
Combined exposure to Noise and Ototoxic Substances
A report of the European Agency for Safety and health at Work aims to provide information upon the risks of combined exposure to high-level noise and ototoxic substances.
OSH topics
New Reports
4/2009e Sound attenuation of hearing protectors in use at work
3/2008e Ergonomic requirements for computer input devices
2/2008e Functional safety of machine controls - Application of EN ISO 13849
8/2006e Exposure to quartz at the workplace
7/2006e Self-tests for microprocessors incorporating safety functions
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Newsletter service (in German)
Vacancies (in German)
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Recently issued
The Prevention Yearbook
2008 - 2009
Column model, updated version
New publications in English
Databases

Research database of German accident insurance institutions
GESTIS-Analytical methods for chemical substances
GESTIS-International limit values
GESTIS-DUST-EX
GESTIS-Substance database
International Chemical Safety Cards (ICSC)
Literature database
Further Databases (in German)






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