Research activities by subject

Research programmes and projects in Germany

• Research projects by the "Bundesanstalt für Arbeitsschutz und Arbeitsmedizin" (Federal Institute for Occupation Safety and Health, abbreviated to BAuA in German)
• Research projects by the accident insurance institution
• VerEna - Prevention of Work-Related Health Risks in the Waste-Disposal Industry 
  ...is the Prevention network for local waste-disposal companies, sponsored by the Federal Ministry of Economics and Labour (BMWA), the "Bundesverband der Unfallkassen" (Central Federation of Public-Sector Accident Insurers, BUK) and its members.
  
• "Arbeitsgestaltung und Dienstleistungen" (Work Design and Services)
  Deutsche Forschungsgesellschaft für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR) (German Aerospace Center, DLR) is conducting this research and development (R&D) project on the subjects of "Services for the 21st century", "OSH 2000", "Demographic change" and "Employment-promoting innovations".
  
• Effects of telework on health and well-being 
  This empirical focuses on the effects of VDU work on health and well-being in geographically and temporally flexible forms of work organisation, based on the example of alternating telework. The project is being run by the "Bundesanstalt für Arbeitsschutz und Arbeitsmedizin" (Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, BAuA) and the "Institut für Zukunftsstudien und Technologiebewertung" (Institute for Future Studies and Technology Assessment, IZT).