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".
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.
Updated Database
GESTIS database International Limit Values for Chemical Substances was updated in January 2010. Limit values of NIOSH are now included in the datapool.
Aids to working with the EU GHS Regulation
The UN GHS is a recommendation which must be implemented by the individual countries with binding force. In the EU, the GHS has been introduced with binding force in the form of an EU Regulation on 20 January 2009.
Sound attenuation of hearing protectors in use at work (BGIA Report 4/2009e)
Hearing protectors used at work often reduce noise levels less effectively than during type testing.
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The Prevention Yearbook
2008 - 2009
Column model, updated version
New publications in English
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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)
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