Hazardous substances

(Information sheets "Focus on IFA's work" and "Focus on IAG's work" as pdf-files)

Cover image of the current IFA Dust Report, showing a range of work situations in which dust can occur

The new IFA Dust Report on occupational exposure to dust in Germany (from "Focus in IFA's work No. 0420")
Source: IFA

The latest information sheets are available for download in PDF format. Use the button in the right-hand column to search for specific information sheets in our publications database. All sheets are documented in the database, including those concerning completed projects.

Title	Number
Are track welders exposed to PAHs?	0282 (PDF, 136 kB, nicht barrierefrei)
Benzene measurements in a range of working areas	0370 (PDF, 597 kB, nicht barrierefrei)
Cadmium and cancer: Summary of epidemiological studies	0049 (PDF, 116 kB, nicht barrierefrei)
Combinations of PPE – falling safety, respiratory protection and protective headwear	0107 (PDF, 480 kB, nicht barrierefrei)
Conversion from inhalable to respirable dust	0415
DGUV’s GESTIS DNEL database	0353 (PDF, 192 kB, nicht barrierefrei)
Diesel motor emissions and lung cancer: a summary of epidemiological studies	0169 (PDF, 114 kB, nicht barrierefrei)
Dioxins at the workplace	0063 (PDF, 89 kB, nicht barrierefrei)
Do surgical masks also provide protection to medical personnel?	0296 (PDF, 103 kB, nicht barrierefrei)
EGU Recommendations Hazard Identification of the Accident Insurers (EGU)	0122 (PDF, 471 kB, nicht barrierefrei)
Emissions from laser printers and copiers	0276 (PDF, 121 kB, nicht barrierefrei)
Exposure associated with additive manufacturing methods (3D printers)	0397 (PDF, 196 kB, nicht barrierefrei)
Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke in German hospitality venues	0297 (PDF, 91 kB, nicht barrierefrei)
Exposure to quartz at the workplace	0110 (PDF, 105 kB, nicht barrierefrei)
Flammability of respiratory filters	0034 (PDF, 253 kB, nicht barrierefrei)
Formaldehyde exposure in pathology	0425
Formaldehyde in preclinical medical training	0369 (PDF, 123 kB, nicht barrierefrei)
Gas-tight fit of respiratory protective devices	0094 (PDF, 118 kB, nicht barrierefrei)
GESTIS database: scientific criteria documents	0264 (PDF, 118 kB, nicht barrierefrei)
GESTIS International Limit Values database	0265 (PDF, 190 kB, nicht barrierefrei)
GESTIS-Stoffenmanager®: Quantitative Estimate of Inhalation Exposure	0352 (PDF, 115 kB, nicht barrierefrei)
GESTIS-Stoffenmanager®: Risk assessment in accordance with TRGS 400	0351 (PDF, 96 kB, nicht barrierefrei)
GESTIS substance database on the Internet: www.dguv.de/ifa/gestis-database	0125 (PDF, 228 kB, nicht barrierefrei)
GHS column model for the assessment of hazardous substances	0341 (PDF, 178 kB, nicht barrierefrei)
Indoor workplaces – investigation of the working environment	0149 (PDF, 399 kB, nicht barrierefrei)
Internet information portal for the hazard black spot of container freight	0285 (PDF, 128 kB, nicht barrierefrei)
Laser-beam machining	0028 (PDF, 394 kB, nicht barrierefrei)
Leukemia and benzene exposure	0217 (PDF, 217 kB, nicht barrierefrei)
Low-dust methods in the construction industry: wall chasers	0261 (PDF, 470 kB, nicht barrierefrei)
Measurement system for exposure assessment (MGU)	0021 (PDF, 200 kB, nicht barrierefrei)
MEGA evaluations for the preparation of REACH exposure scenarios	0356 (PDF, 244 kB, nicht barrierefrei)
Modelling and simulation of the filtration of ultrafine particles	0364 (PDF, 360 kB, nicht barrierefrei)
Nanostructured materials: grouping with regard to occupational safety and health and risk minimization	0409
Narcotic gases at anaesthesia workplaces	0081 (PDF, 129 kB, nicht barrierefrei)
Occupational exposure limits for hydrocarbon solvent mixtures (RCP)	0392 (PDF, 208 kB, nicht barrierefrei)
Occupational health and safety and elevated ozone concentrations in the environment	0061 (PDF, 99 kB, nicht barrierefrei)
Olfactory disorders caused by substances at work	0405 (PDF, 122 kB, nicht barrierefrei)
OMEGA hazardous substance software	0231 (PDF, 290 kB, nicht barrierefrei)
Ototoxic substances	0310 (PDF, 118 kB, nicht barrierefrei)
Permeation of breathing tubes by PAHs (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons)	0184 (PDF, 105 kB, nicht barrierefrei)
Permeation of PCBs in transformer oil through chemical protective gloves	0337 (PDF, 115 kB, nicht barrierefrei)
Permobil – a compact device for permeation measurement	0304 (PDF, 105 kB, nicht barrierefrei)
Publication of 3rd edition of updated occupational disease report on OD 1317	0404 (PDF, 114 kB, nicht barrierefrei)
Respiratory exposure to foreign substances in the atmosphere at hairdressers' workplaces	0005 (PDF, 110 kB, nicht barrierefrei)
Respiratory protection against ultrafine particles	0233 (PDF, 148 kB, nicht barrierefrei)
Size selective dust sampling	0197 (PDF, 96 kB, nicht barrierefrei)
Storage life of used respiratory filters	0105 (PDF, 114 kB, nicht barrierefrei)
Sulphuric acid at workplaces: comparison between thoracic and inhalable aerosol fractions	0329 (PDF, 99 kB, nicht barrierefrei)
Test gas device for the realisation of round-robin tests	0183 (PDF, 235 kB, nicht barrierefrei)
The GDA Hazardous Substance Check NEW	0426
The IFA's MEGA exposure database	0207 (PDF, 98 kB, nicht barrierefrei)
The new IFA Dust Report on occupational exposure to dust in Germany	0420
The use of luminous bacteria for the assessment of air quality	0220 (PDF, 139 kB, nicht barrierefrei)
Toluene in publication gravure	0127 (PDF, 530 kB, nicht barrierefrei)
Toxicity of the constituents of paper and of paper dust	0326 (PDF, 116 kB, nicht barrierefrei)
Tracer gas measurements for the assessment of HVAC measures	0133 (PDF, 344 kB, nicht barrierefrei)
Ultrafine aerosols and nanoparticles at the workplace	0302 (PDF, 89 kB, nicht barrierefrei)
Ultra-fine particles at the workplace	0160 (PDF, 117 kB, nicht barrierefrei)
Vapours and aerosols arising from cooling lubricants	0045 (PDF, 142 kB, nicht barrierefrei)
Ventilation in production shops and workshops	0066 (PDF, 200 kB, nicht barrierefrei)
ZED central exposure database https://zed.dguv.de	0384 (PDF, 133 kB, nicht barrierefrei)