The Occupational Safety and Health Institution of the German Social Accident Insurance (German: Institut FÃÆ'¼r Arbeitsschutz der Deutschen Gesetzlichen Unfallversicherung , IFA ) is a German-based institution in Sankt Augustin near Bonn.
Video Institute for Occupational Safety and Health of the German Social Accident Insurance
Task
IFA supports German institutions for social accident insurance and their organizations in solving scientific and technical issues related to occupational safety and health. The IFA mission contains the following objectives:
- research, development and investigation
- product testing and material samples
- measurements and advice at work
- participation in the regulatory body of standardization and arrangement
- technical information and expertise
IFA is notified as a testing and certification body for a number of testing areas. It serves as a notification body for testing and certifying products and quality management systems for producers and companies.
IFA is a member of PEROSH, a European research federation.
Maps Institute for Occupational Safety and Health of the German Social Accident Insurance
IFA activity field
- Chemical/biological hazards (dust, gas, steam)
- Analysis of selected inorganic metals and pollutants
- Analysis of organic and inorganic pollutants (liquid chromatography)
- Analysis of organic pollutants (Gaschromatography)
- Biological agents
- Dust - Fiber
- Hazardous materials emissions
- Exposure assessment
- Exposure database (MEGA)
- Measures system exposure assessment from the German Social Accident Insurance Agency (MGU)
- Personal protective equipment (APD) against chemical/biological hazards
- Protective measures
- Data related to substance and product (GESTIS, eg GESTIS base database, ISI, GESTIS-Stoffenmanager)
- Techniques for vapor and gas measurements
- Techniques for particle measurement
- Chemical toxicology industry
- Dust explosion
- Physical harm
- Database on physical exposure
- Hand-arm shake
- Hot/cold surfaces
- Noise measurement
- Noise protection/Hearing protection
- APD against physical harm
- Radiation
- Body-wide vibration
- Ergonomics
- Develop ergonomic methods and processes for recording and evaluating work-induced loads on the musculo-skeletal system
- Advise accident insurance companies and companies in designing ergonomic workplaces and work environments
- Conduct research projects on ergonomics at workplaces in laboratories and in practice
- Ergonomic design of human-machine interface
- Make measurements using the CUELA system
- Plan and manage exposure database on physical load
- Epidemiology
- Accident prevention/Product safety
- Liquid power
- Science and material tools
- New technology
- Protective devices and control systems
- Machine and installation safety
- Structured Engineering/Constructing elements
- Transport and traffic
- Interdisciplinary services
- Basic and advanced exercises
- Cooperation
- Management information
- Information technology
- Media contacts
- Risk assessment
Publications
Publications referring to IFA work can be found in the database. IFA is also an editor of the Gestis Substance Database. The available information deals with about 9,400 substances.
History
IFA's precursor agency - dedicated to cleaning dust - was established in 1935 and rebuilt in 1953. In 1976, the institute for noise reduction in Mainz was included. In 1980, the institute - later named BIA - moved to Sankt Augustin near Bonn. In 2003, the name was changed to BGIA and in 2007 the institute earned its current name at the time of integration of the German social injury insurance agency in the commercial and public sectors. Since the beginning of 2010 the shortened appointment is IFA.
References
External links
- IFA website
- IFA/IAG-Database publication
- IFA Guide
- IFA-Arbeitsmappe
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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