Hazardous substances

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

Cover image of the Focus on IFA's work No. 0441, showing a range of work situations in which silica dust may occur

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Update of the report on quartz exposure at the workplace (from "Focus on IFA's work No. 0441")
Source: IFA

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Title Number
Air to go? A new measuring method using sampling canisters for ethylene oxide NEW 0452
Are track welders exposed to PAHs? 0282 (PDF, 136 kB, non-accessible)
Benzene measurements in a range of working areas 0370 (PDF, 597 kB, non-accessible)
Cadmium and cancer: Summary of epidemiological studies 0049 (PDF, 116 kB, non-accessible)
Combinations of PPE – falling safety, respiratory protection and protective headwear 0107 (PDF, 480 kB, non-accessible)
Conversion from inhalable to respirable dust 0415
Development of a demountable aerosol collector NEW 0446
DGUV’s GESTIS DNEL database 0353 (PDF, 192 kB, non-accessible)
Diesel motor emissions and lung cancer: a summary of epidemiological studies 0169 (PDF, 114 kB, non-accessible)
Dioxins at the workplace 0063 (PDF, 89 kB, non-accessible)
Do surgical masks also provide protection to medical personnel? 0296 (PDF, 103 kB, non-accessible)
EGU Recommendations Hazard Identification of the Accident Insurers (EGU) 0122 (PDF, 471 kB, non-accessible)
Emissions from laser printers and copiers 0276 (PDF, 121 kB, non-accessible)
Exposure associated with additive manufacturing methods (3D printers) 0397 (PDF, 196 kB, non-accessible)
Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke in German hospitality venues 0297 (PDF, 91 kB, non-accessible)
Exposure to quartz at the workplace 0110 (PDF, 105 kB, non-accessible)
Flammability of respiratory filters 0034 (PDF, 253 kB, non-accessible)
Formaldehyde exposure in pathology 0425
Formaldehyde in preclinical medical training 0369 (PDF, 123 kB, non-accessible)
Gas-tight fit of respiratory protective devices 0094 (PDF, 118 kB, non-accessible)
GESTIS database: scientific criteria documents 0264 (PDF, 118 kB, non-accessible)
GESTIS International Limit Values database 0265 (PDF, 190 kB, non-accessible)
GESTIS-Stoffenmanager®: Quantitative Estimate of Inhalation Exposure 0352 (PDF, 115 kB, non-accessible)
GESTIS-Stoffenmanager®: Risk assessment in accordance with TRGS 400 0351 (PDF, 96 kB, non-accessible)
GESTIS substance database on the Internet: www.dguv.de/ifa/gestis-database 0125 (PDF, 228 kB, non-accessible)
GHS column model for the assessment of hazardous substances 0341 (PDF, 178 kB, non-accessible)
Indoor workplaces – investigation of the working environment 0149 (PDF, 399 kB, non-accessible)
Internet information portal for the hazard black spot of container freight 0285 (PDF, 128 kB, non-accessible)
Laser-beam machining 0028 (PDF, 394 kB, non-accessible)
Leukemia and benzene exposure 0217 (PDF, 217 kB, non-accessible)
Low-dust methods in the construction industry: wall chasers 0261 (PDF, 470 kB, non-accessible)
Measurement system for exposure assessment (MGU) 0021 (PDF, 200 kB, non-accessible)
MEGA evaluations for the preparation of REACH exposure scenarios 0356 (PDF, 244 kB, non-accessible)
Modelling and simulation of the filtration of ultrafine particles 0364 (PDF, 360 kB, non-accessible)
MUST software application: calculation of the measurement uncertainty of methods for determining workplace exposure NEW 0456
Nanostructured materials: grouping with regard to occupational safety and health and risk minimization 0409
Narcotic gases at anaesthesia workplaces 0081 (PDF, 129 kB, non-accessible)
New reference material for higher-molecular-weight PAHs at workplaces NEW 0451
Occupational exposure limits for hydrocarbon solvent mixtures (RCP) 0392 (PDF, 208 kB, non-accessible)
Occupational health and safety and elevated ozone concentrations in the environment 0061 (PDF, 99 kB, non-accessible)
Olfactory disorders caused by substances at work 0405 (PDF, 122 kB, non-accessible)
OMEGA hazardous substance software 0231 (PDF, 290 kB, non-accessible)
Ototoxic substances 0310 (PDF, 118 kB, non-accessible)
Permeation of breathing tubes by PAHs (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons) 0184 (PDF, 105 kB, non-accessible)
Permeation of PCBs in transformer oil through chemical protective gloves 0337 (PDF, 115 kB, non-accessible)
Permobil – a compact device for permeation measurement 0304 (PDF, 105 kB, non-accessible)
Publication of 3rd edition of updated occupational disease report on OD 1317 0404 (PDF, 114 kB, non-accessible)
Reprogramming of the GESTIS database - Analytical Methods for Chemical Agents at Workplaces (GESTIS-AMCAW) NEW 0454
Respiratory exposure to foreign substances in the atmosphere at hairdressers' workplaces 0005 (PDF, 110 kB, non-accessible)
Respiratory protection against ultrafine particles 0233 (PDF, 148 kB, non-accessible)
Size selective dust sampling 0197 (PDF, 96 kB, non-accessible)
Storage life of used respiratory filters 0105 (PDF, 114 kB, non-accessible)
Sulphuric acid at workplaces: comparison between thoracic and inhalable aerosol fractions 0329 (PDF, 99 kB, non-accessible)
Test gas device for the realisation of round-robin tests 0183 (PDF, 235 kB, non-accessible)
The GDA Hazardous Substance Check 0426
The IFA's MEGA exposure database 0207 (PDF, 98 kB, non-accessible)
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, non-accessible)
Toluene in publication gravure 0127 (PDF, 530 kB, non-accessible)
Toxicity of the constituents of paper and of paper dust 0326 (PDF, 116 kB, non-accessible)
Tracer gas measurements for the assessment of HVAC measures 0133 (PDF, 344 kB, non-accessible)
Ultrafine aerosols and nanoparticles at the workplace 0302 (PDF, 89 kB, non-accessible)
Ultra-fine particles at the workplace 0160 (PDF, 117 kB, non-accessible)
Update of the report on quartz exposure at the workplace NEW 0441
Vapours and aerosols arising from cooling lubricants 0045 (PDF, 142 kB, non-accessible)
Ventilation in production shops and workshops 0066 (PDF, 200 kB, non-accessible)
ZED central exposure database https://zed.dguv.de 0384 (PDF, 133 kB, non-accessible)

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