Effective 1 July, 2019, Dr Stefan Hussy will assume the position of Director General of the German Social Accident Insurance (DGUV). He succeeds Professor Joachim Breuer, who has resigned from office.
The DGUV Rule "Office businesses sector" is now available in English and addresses all companies with office workplaces.
The programme of the 10th International Conference on the Prevention of Accidents at Work provides information about keynote speakers and their topics as well as the details on the main topics digitalisation, risk assessment, safety management systems,Vision Zero., knowledge transfer and exchange, and education and training.
(13.11.2018) - Prof. Dr. Joachim Breuer (DGUV) signed a Memorandum of Understanding together with Dr. Avneesh Singh, the Director General of the Directorate General Factory Advice Service and Labour Institutes (DGFASLI). The Memorandum lays the foundation for further cooperation in the field of occupational health and safety.
The risk of suffering an occupational accident in trade and industry and in the public sector fell once again last year. This can be seen from the accounts and statistics of the German Social Accident Insurance Institutions.
Industry 4.0 refers to the intelligent networking of product development, production, logistics and customers. This offers new opportunities but also new challenges for workplace safety and health.
An English web portal assists in the systematic investigation of health problems and subjective disorders arising at indoor workplaces.
In the age of globalization, cross-border issues are gaining importance for statutory accident insurance systems. The DGUV as the umbrella organization of German accident insurance institutions is therefore increasingly involved in international affairs.
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health of the German Social Accident Insurance (IFA)
Institute for Work and Health of the German Social Accident Insurance (IAG)
BG clinics - the Hospital Group of the Statutory Accident Insurance
Testing and certification system of the German accident insurance, DGUV Test
The Institute for Prevention and Occupational Medicine of the German Social Accident Insurance (IPA) research work aims at the reduction of health risks of employees due to various hazardous substances.
