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Development projects of the research and development programme 2010-2013

E 1 Methods and practical aids for the risk assessment

E 1.1 Simple measuring procedures and instruments suitable for practical purposes with respect to physical factors of the working environment

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F 1898 Methods to comply with action and limit values to support the German ordinance transposing the EU-Directive 2003/10/EC Noise into national law
F 1955 Vibration modelling of both hand-arm-systems of workers for application in testing of handheld machines
F 2039 Assessment of the thermal stress in working premises where there are elevated outdoor temperatures
F 2115 Measurement procedure for the risk assessment of light emitting diodes (LEDs)
F 2122 Preparation of informative material on the subject of daylight use and sun protection measures at office workstations
F 2170 Noise exposure of pupils
F 2180 Climate at the workplace - practical measurements to verify simulation calculations and to draw up a practical aid for companies
F 2254 Applicable measurement procedures for risk assessments of physical agents
F 2287 Investigation of fundamental causes of accidents, incidents and near misses (Root-Cause-Analysis) for the prevention in small and medium-sized enterprises
F 2310 Dazzling by artificial optical radiation under mesopic conditions

E 1.2 Risk assessment - biological agents

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F 2006 Medical examination of influence from different operational systems for ifestock husbandry of laying hens on working conditions of employees in agriculture
F 2042 Development of a 16S rRNA-gen-based primersystem for the detection of saccharopolyspora rectivirgula in bioaerosols
F 2052 Health risks in poultry farming
F 2063 Health risks in composting plants: an epidemiological follow-up study
F 2163 Development of a gen-based detectionsystem for bacteria as causative organisms for respiratory problems due bioaerosols at workplaces
F 2186 Validation of a fluorescence-microscopy-method for analyses of bioaerosol samples from different workplaces
F 2215 Development of a 16S rRNA-gen based primersystem for the detection of Thermoactinomyces species in bioaerosols
F 2289 Practicality of rRNA-gene-libraries for the characterization of biological agents in the air of work places
F 2298 Extended prevalidation study for examination of the toxic impact of substances effective via inhalation (gases) after direct exposition of human lung cells at the layer between air and liquid
F 2330 Exposure to biological agents at biogas production
F 2331 Antibiotic-resistant bacteria in emissions from the industrial livestock farming

E 1.3 Development of instruments for the risk assessment of physical strains

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F 2195 Evaluation of a risk assessment method for manual handling tasks at lower forces and higher frequency - "Key indicator method for assessing physical workload during manual handling operations"
F 2333 MEGAPHYS - Multilevel Risk Assessment of Physical Workload

E 1.4 Risk assessment - mental loads

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F 1965 Tools for the detection and the assessment of mental load - Updating of the toolbox version 1.0
F 1997 Validation of the checklists for the recording of stress, fatigue, monotony and satiation
F 2166 Developing and testing user-friendly software for the instruments SIGMA and BASA
F 2193 Evaluation of practised psychosocial risk assessment and management in companies
F 2266 Manual "Risk assessment of mental work load"

E 1.5 Easy-to-use workplace control scheme for hazardous substances (EMKG)

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F 2044 Exposure to hazardous substances - part 4: Workers exposure during repair, maintenance and cleaning work done by service enterprises
F 2134 Workers' exposure during recycling processes - part 5: paper products
F 2265 Field Study on a Future Module "Fire and Explosion Risks" for an Easy-to-use Control Scheme for Hazardous Substances at the Workplace (EMKG)
F 2307 Development and validation of control guidance sheets for protection against chemicals in maintenance and parking of cars
F 2308 Development of specific Control Guidance Sheets for the use or biocidal products (wood preservatives, rodenticides, insecticides)
F 2309 Validation of control guidance sheets for filling and emptying of containers for liquids
F 2314 Easy-to-use workplace control scheme for hazardous substances 3.0 - Technical and didactical revision of the overall concept
F 2341 Determination of mercury exposure in municipal collecting points for discarded illuminants

E 2 Practical aids for products designed to be safe and healthy

E 2.1 Product safety portal

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F 2256 Development and operation of an internet-platform for product safety

E 2.2 Decision-making aids for the purchase of safe, healthy and practicable products

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F 1874 Educational film "Design and selection of safe and health products"
F 1882 Technical means of work for temporary works at a height
F 1963 Ergonomic Design of VDUs in the production-sector - development of guidelines
F 1981 Software guide for machine design
F 2036 Protective components to reduce solar UV exposure at outdoor workers
F 2048 Methods for testing the usability of products by European and international comparison
F 2060 Noise emission classes of office computer systems
F 2118 Determination of the influence of old age dependent factors on operators for the requirements on the construction of hand-held machines
F 2158 Safety installations for hand-guided laser machining
F 2159 Need-related design and equipment of sanitation facilities at workplaces
F 2161 Auralization for office design
F 2216 Risk assessment of products - recommendations for methods, evaluation criteria and examples
F 2242 Evaluation and improvement of existing decision-making tools for purchasing safe and healthy products
F 2243 Development of media for application of new Machinery Directive
F 2249 Ergonomic Design of Workstations with Visual Display Units in Control Rooms
F 2291 Decision-making aids for acquiring products conforming with health and safety and usability - II.1 "Validation and advancement of the usability compendium"
F 2292 Decision-making aids for acquiring products conforming with health and safety and usability - II.2 "Noise emission declarations in practice (NOMAD)"
F 2293 Decision-making aids for acquiring products conforming with health and safety and usability - III.1 "Guideline for SME for choosing quiet machines"
F 2294 Decision-making aids for acquiring products conforming with health and safety and usability - III.2 "Guideline for purchasing usable operating software"
F 2311 ISOMAG 2.0 - Additions and Modifications
F 2320 Complex Control Center Operations - Assessing stress and designing workplaces
F 2335 Laser resistance of protective filters as a function of beam diameter
F 2348 Ergonomic navigator for aging- and age-friendly production (EngAge4Pro) - Digital recording and assessment of physical work loads in industrial work systems

E 3 Corporate health management and the work of company doctors

E 3.1 The promotion of holistic concepts of action within the framework of corporate health management

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F 1923 Drawing up of a non-binding guide to prevention and good practice with a view to improving the health and safety of workers in the hospitals and healthcare sector
F 2141 Approaches for an in-company promotion of security- and health-competency through informal learning in working processes
F 2253 Development and testing of an evaluation tool for ward management for work organization of hospital wards
F 2319 Communicative Action as a factor in the return-to-work-process from the perspective of return-to-work coordinators - A qualitative study for development of a best practice guide

E 3.2 Models for the design and implementation of the work of company doctors and occupational health care

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F 1913 Investigation of the State of knowledge of Entrepreneurs and Employees in the Area of occupational safety and health in small and medium-sized Enterprises (SME)
F 2061 Guidance for occupational physicians and health and safety professionals in the treatment of beryllium exposure
F 2317 Evidence-based health information for employees and company physicians - development of methodology

E 3.3 Development of preventive approaches and concepts for young workers

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F 2058 Medical check-ups for young people under eighteen regarding to their health and development before and during working life in EU member states selected
F 2275 Assessing the health status of young employees by implementing an additional questioning module into the BIBB/BAuA-employees survey

E 4 Specialist concepts for the risk analysis and risk regulation as contributions to the safety of chemical products

E 4.1 Tools for the assessment of health risks and occupational safety and health measures within the framework of tasks under chemicals law

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F 1932 Advanced model for occupational chemical exposure assessment
F 2053 Measurement of dermal chemical exposure in occupational use of wood preservatives
F 2137 Validation of a computer based model for the assessment of inhalation and dermal exposure during spray application
F 2280 Efficiancy evaluation of desinfectants - Development of testing strategies and assessment criteria
F 2303 Validation of models for the initial estimation of occupational exposure (Tier 1) in the chemical safety assessment under REACH
F 2343 Comparative study on exposure of workers and bystanders during pest control of oak processionary moth by spray application
F 2346 Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons - Implementation of the concept of exposure-risk-relationships in enterprises handling strong polluted materials
F 2349 Systematic analysis of dermal exposure to hazardous chemical agents at the workplace (SysDEA)

E 4.2 Contributions to the precautionary strategy for nanomaterials at the workplace

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F 2261 Characterization of substances in nanoscale as a basis for their assessment under Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (REACH)
F 2268 Occupational Safety & Health (OSH) Code of Practice for Handling of Nanomaterials in Laboratories, a Contribution to the Third-Party Funded Project "NanoValid" of Nordmiljö AB (Sweden) in the EU 7th Framework Programme
F 2269 NanoGEM, Nanostructured Materials - Health, Exposition, and Characteristics of the Material
F 2271 German company survey on the safe use of nanomaterials at the workplace
F 2272 Development of a software tool to determine the number concentration for agglomerates and primary particles from nanomaterials at the workplace
F 2273 Memorandum for application of the EU precautionary principle to nanomaterials at the workplace
F 2325 Testing methods for nanomaterials in the regulatory framework of chemical safety - BAuA contribution to "Regulatory testing of nanomaterials (NanoReg)" in the 7th EU framework program for research
F 2336 Method for the identification of granular biopersistent dusts at workplaces
F 2337 Personal monitoring of exposure from handling of manufactured nanomaterials at workplace - BAuA contribution to the project NanoIndEx in 7th EU framework program on research

E 4.3 Procedures and practical aids for biomonitoring

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F 1974 Biomonitoring of occupational exposure to beryllium
F 2056 Biological monitoring of naphthalene for exposures to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) in small and medium enterprises
F 2169 Studies on the practicability of non invasive methods in biological monitoring - Validation and automation of a method for exhaled breath analyses
F 2306 Field survey of an analytical technology for end-exhaled air to conduct human biomonitoring of the internal exposure to hazardous substances using the example of tetrachloroethene

E 4.4 User-friendly government action und hazardous substances legislation ("Good Governance")

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F 2258 Pilot project: Implementation of CWA 15793:2008 "Laboratory Biorisk Management Standard"
F 2259 Substitution Support Portal - Moving Towards Safer Alternatives (Subsport)

Further development projects

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F 1704 ERA-NET - NEW OSH ERA
F 1785 Promoting and protections mental health - supporting policy through integration of research, current approaches and practice
F 1867 Analysis of curricula with regard to safety and health in secondary schools (classes 5-10)
F 1966 IGNIS - Income generation and climate protection by valorising MSW in a sustainable way in ernerging mega-cities
F 1990 Topic Center OSH (TC-OSH)
F 2084 Fatal occupational accidents in the industry in the years 2003 - 2007
F 2120 Education initiative on the safe and healthy design of products in various university courses
F 2142 Development of tools to integrate the co-ordination in accordance with the Construction Site Order into the construction related value-added chain
F 2148 Health in Restructuring: Innovative Approches and Policy Recommendations
F 2188 Design for a learning-conducive corporate culture for safety and health at work
F 2229 Developing, providing and communication of action guides and manuals to support persons involved in the safety and health related planning and execution of construction work
F 2234 Comparative analysis of national strategies for occupational safety and health
F 2240 Comparison of methods: Analysis of method included implications of different labour force surveys
F 2267 Health in Restructuring: Innovative Approches and Policy Recommendations (HIRES PLUS)
F 2340 Development and piloting of training tools for middle managers and employee representatives to support successful restructuring

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