The DGUV Rule "Office businesses sector" is now available in English and addresses all companies with office workplaces.
By December 31, abstracts can be submitted for the "Working on safety"-Congress 2019 in Vienna. From 23rd to 26th of September, attendees will discuss digitalisation, risk assessment, safety management systems and Vision Zero.
(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.
(13.07.2018) - High-ranking visit to DGUV headquarters in Berlin on 10 July 2018: The Minister for Human Resources and Social Security (MoHRSS) of the Government of the People's Republic of China, ZHANG Jinan, met with General Director of DGUV, Dr Joachim Breuer, to discuss current topics of social security.
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.
