The following pages are available since the last update in January 2019:
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Information on the IFA's teaching material for children exploring health and safety is available in English now.
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Results of the IFA Proficiency testing 2018 can be downloaded.
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The IFA is acting as a calibration body for sound level meters used by the German social accident insurance institutions
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The position paper concerning research is available in an updated version.
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Information on the ISi information system for safety data sheets was updated.
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The IFA offers for a fee a reference material for sulphuric acid and phosphoric acid on quartz fibre filters.
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The range of information on electromagnetic fields at workplaces has been greatly extended, including their measurement and evaluation, the legal background and special issues for people with implants.
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A new web application can be used to obtain a prognosis of the perceptibility of warning signals for a hearing protector (codes W, X, S, V and Ex in the IFA's list of approved products). The prognosis is based upon sound attenuation values from the type examination of the hearing protector.
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Flour dust in bakeries: Recommendations of the German Social Accident Insurance Institutions for a chemical safety assessment ("EGU") in accordance with the Hazardous Substances Ordinance.
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A new english web portal is intended to assist in the systematic investigation of health problems and subjective disorders arising at indoor workplaces, and in the identification of practical solutions.
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Meanwhile nearly 970 research projects are available in the research database (in German; more than 860 in English).
