News

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.

Schedule

Seminarbetrieb

Proficiency tests 2010,

first results of 2010

IFA's seminars 2010 (in German)

IAG's seminars on OSH themes (in German)

Recently issued

Latest issue of "Focus on BGIA's work"
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)

Software

Hearing impairment calculator
Software assistant SISTEMA

Institute for Occupational Safety and Health of the German Social Accident Insurance (IFA)