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

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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)

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