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All projects of the Research and development programme 2014-2017

1 Ensuring safe use of chemicals and products

1.1 Chemical safety

Project number Title
F 2053 Measurement of dermal chemical exposure in occupational use of wood preservatives
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 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 2280 Efficiancy evaluation of desinfectants - Development of testing strategies and assessment criteria
F 2284 Safety, Health, and Quality for Handling Carbon Nano Tubes (CNT) - CarboSafe 2 (Contributions of BAuA to a BMBF-funded project managed by Bayer Technology Services GmbH, Leverkusen)
F 2303 Validation of models for the initial estimation of occupational exposure (Tier 1) in the chemical safety assessment under REACH
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
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 2332 BAuA contribution to the project "nanoGRAVUR": nanostructured materials - grouping approaches for workers, consumer and environmental protection and risk mitigation
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
F 2343 Comparative study on exposure of workers and bystanders during pest control of oak processionary moth by spray application
F 2349 Systematic analysis of dermal exposure to hazardous chemical agents at the workplace (SysDEA)
F 2363 Research on Cost of Illness and on indicators of severity of diseases for specific occupational diseases caused by isocyanates
F 2364 Comparison of inhalation and instillation as testing methods for characterisation of granular biopersistent particles (GBP)
F 2365 Development of an enforceable test method for determination of the rigidity of respirable biopersistent fibres
F 2366 Human exposure to biocidal products: Measurement of inhalation and dermal exposure during the application of biocide foams
F 2375 NanoCarbon - ELSE: Occupational safety aspects during manufacture and use of high-cycle fatigue performance resins for energy storage applications
F 2376 Mode of toxic action of nanocarbons
F 2379 Use of trichloroethylene in closed systems - Biomonitoring of operators and bystanders
F 2380 Dustiness and particle morphology of nano carbon materials
F 2400 Biological monitoring of styrene exposed workers: Field Study regarding the usability of exhaled air
F 2405 Evaluation of optical measurement devices for the determination of particulate hazardous substances at workplaces
F 2415 From registration dossier via safety data sheet to workplace risk assessment - data availability and quality between REACH and occupational safety (REACh2SDS)
F 2428 BAuA contribution towards a development of a specific OECD Guideline to determine the particle size and number size distribution of nanomaterials
F 2429 Investigations on the Detectability of possible Emissions of Carbon Nanofibres in Exhaust Gases from Combustion Processes
F 2437 Derivation of occupational exposure limits for airborne chemicals - Comparison of methods and protection levels
F 2458 Investigations into the feasibility of a cohort study among workers exposed to diisocyanates to accompany new regulations for diisocyanates under chemicals legislation

1.2 Safe products and work equipment

Project number Title
F 2120 Education initiative on the safe and healthy design of products in various university courses
F 2256 Development and operation of an internet-platform for product safety
F 2320 Complex Control Center Operations - Assessing stress and designing workplaces
F 2348 Ergonomic navigator for aging- and age-friendly production (EngAge4Pro) - Digital recording and assessment of physical work loads in industrial work systems
F 2352 Creation of a data base on the market volume of certain product groups and their potential hazards in Germany
F 2389 3D printers - will users become manufacturers?
F 2390 Data mining technologies - Subproject identification of accidents involving products
F 2395 Further development and modernisation of the teaching concept on product safety for university education (PROSUmEr)
F 2396 Digital Ergonomics: Virtual anthropometry for safe and ergonomic product and work system design
F 2432 Legal framework for making available autonomous and AI systems

2 Adapting working conditions to the needs of humans

2.1 Innovative technologies in work equipment and work systems

Project number Title
F 2288 Head-Mounted Displays - Conditions for safe and healthy use
F 2299 Impact of AmI-based-ventilation and air conditioning machines (RLT) on indoor climate applied on the phenomenon "dry climate" - AmI-based regulation of indoor climate
F 2302 Lighting of workplaces: impact of AmI-based lighting systems
F 2322 Opportunities and risks of Ambient Intelligence (AmI) from a safety point of view
F 2327 Safe and healthy at work by Persuasive Technology? Experimental laboratory and field study on the effects of new forms of IT-based feedback at work
F 2351 Individualized socio-technical workplace assistance for industrial production (INDIVA) - Designing individualized work assistance systems using digital human modeling
F 2359 Optimized workload in process control centres utilizing modern ICT equipment
F 2369 Team-Mental-Models in Human-Robot-Teams: Application Scenarios and State of Technology
F 2412 Interactive personalized visualization in industrial processes using the example of the digital factory in electronics manufacturing (Glass@Service)
F 2413 Implementation of human-centred cyber-physical systems (MyCPS) - Safe and healthy work and technology design
F 2418 Human-centered design of human-robot-interaction; Project 3 "Human-Robot-Interaction and assistance systems - task allocation in Smart Factories"
F 2419 Work assistance system for the individualization of work organization and training methods (AIM) - Development and validation a method for supplying context-sensitive information in production
F 2420 Preventive principles and methods of aging compatible and market-driven work system design in intralogistics (PREVILOG)
F 2421 Overall project: Didactical design and human factors evaluation of work assistance systems for safe working in complex situations in the steel industry (StahlAssist)
BAuA: Development of concepts for an application of smart devices that promotes learning
F 2424 Prevention for safe and healthy working with digital technologies (PräDiTec)
F 2433 Hybrid and intelligent human-robot collaboration - hybrid teams in adaptable, cyber-physical manufacturing environments (Hybr-iT)
F 2434 Elevator use and room entry for robots involving human assistance (FRAME) - Human-centered interaction concepts in occupational settings (MIkA)
F 2435 Potential analysis of coupled work-system design with ema and AnyBody models for ergonomic assessment
F 2444 Survey on dissemination and impact of digitalisation and change in employment in the world of work
F 2463 Autonomous Robots for Assistance Functions: Interactive Basic Skills (ARAIG)

2.2 Mental workload: stressors and resources

Project number Title
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 2199 Rewarding and Sustainable health-promoting Leadership - RE-SU-LEAD
F 2279 Validation of the Job Content Questionnaire 2.0 (JCQ 2.0) - a German contribution to an international pilot study
F 2285 Work intensity/time and performance pressure in the tertiary sector - developmental context and design possibilities within the work organization
F 2339 Psychosocial risk management in the EU: Context, strategies and implementation at establishment level - a comparative European study
F 2358 Psychosocial risk management in company practice
F 2394 Influence of circadian rhythms on safety at work
F 2401 Psychosocial Safety Climate (PSC) - Advancement and validation of a tool to assess preparedness to protect workers' psychological health at the organisational level.
A BAuA contribution as WHO-CC
F 2406 Limiting and focusing as strategies for dealing with time and performance pressure
F 2431 Recovery within and beyond the context of work

2.3 Biological and chemical hazards

Project number Title
F 2052 Health risks in poultry farming
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 2289 Practicality of rRNA-gene-libraries for the characterization of biological agents in the air of work places
F 2307 Development and validation of control guidance sheets for protection against chemicals in maintenance and parking of cars
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 2330 Exposure to biological agents at biogas production
F 2331 Antibiotic-resistant bacteria in emissions from the industrial livestock farming
F 2341 Determination of mercury exposure in municipal collecting points for discarded illuminants
F 2344 Pilot study on the assessment of worker exposure to antibiotics in animal husbandry using biomonitoring methods
F 2346 Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons - Implementation of the concept of exposure-risk-relationships in enterprises handling strong polluted materials
F 2350 A model system of lung cells for investigation of bacterial pathogenicity
F 2356 Exposure of hatchery workers to airborne bacteria under consideration of existing antibiotic resistances
F 2383 Detection of airborne biological agents under difficult analytical conditions - background measurement and exclusion of inhibitory substances
F 2403 Validation of control guidance sheets for filling of containers with dust releasing solid matter
F 2404 Study of the exposure to antibiotics of cattle hoof carers with biological monitoring
F 2410 Determination of hazardous substances exposure during "Additive Manufacturing" – Application of powder-based systems
F 2426 Molecular differentiation of living and dead biological agents and detection of the tenacity of airborne biological agents
F 2430 Collection of toxicokinetic data for the assessment of different exposure routes using the example of the antibiotic enrofloxacin
F 2441 Analysis of bioaerosol-borne toxins by proteomics technologies

2.4 Physical load, physical factors and working environment

Project number Title
F 2036 Protective components to reduce solar UV exposure at outdoor workers
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 2243 Development of media for application of new Machinery Directive
F 2254 Applicable measurement procedures for risk assessments of physical agents
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 2310 Dazzling by artificial optical radiation under mesopic conditions
F 2333 MEGAPHYS - Multilevel Risk Assessment of Physical Workload
F 2335 Laser resistance of protective filters as a function of beam diameter
F 2347 Simplification of noise emission measurement methods for the application in practice
F 2355 Determination of the actual light exposure from natural and artificial sources with regard to circadian effects in shift-working employees - Joint project between BAuA and PHE
F 2368 UV radiation exposure during welding, Subproject 1 "Determination of UV exposure during welding"
F 2377 UV radiation exposure during welding, Subproject 2 "Biological efficacy of intermittent and pulsed incoherent optical radiation"
F 2391 Interactive guidance for the measurement of physical agents within the scope of risk assessment
F 2392 Simulated room acoustics of exemplary offices
F 2422 UV radiation exposure during welding, Subproject 3 "Requirements for protective components during welding"
F 2425 Experimental study on short-time load and demand during pushing and pulling loads with barrows
F 2427 Effects of the acoustical work environment on reading performance and well-being in employees
F 2438 Noise emissions from machines - simple approximate determination of the environmental correction for the noise emission determination
F 2443 Headphones and Headsets for reducing background speech in office work

3 Avoidance of work-related diseases - promotion of health and work ability

3.1 Work-related disorders of the musculoskeletal and cardiovascular systems

Project number Title
F 2070 An active trunk model for an improved calculation of stress acting on the lumbar spine during whole-body vibration
F 2235 Work-related risk factors for cardiovascular diseases
F 2239 The occupational handling of heavy loads and the coxarthrosis risk in a historical cohort of "SDAG Wismut" employees - a nested case-control study ("Coxarthrosis-Study of Wismut employees")
F 2252 Evaluation of the effects of vibration on health and well-being-experimental investigations
F 2255 Job specific risk for sick leave due muscoloskeletel disorders or cardiovascular diseases - definition of highly affected jobs for primary prevention
F 2277 Analyses of occupational diseases of the musculo-skeletal system in Germany by gender
F 2281 Retrospective cohort study on the etiology of knee disorders caused by occupational risk factors considering their multifactorial origin
F 2282 Investigation of stress-relations between physical load and physiological responses/morbidity
F 2329 Occupational exposure to respirable dust and risk of myocardial infarction among former WISMUT employees
F 2334 Relationship between work and the occurrence of hip osteoarthritis (coxarthrosis)
F 2338 Occupational risk factors for cardiovascular diseases - prospective analysis of the Gutenberg-Health-Study (GHS)
F 2370 Evaluation of the functioning and effectiveness of specially trained coordinators in the implementation of WHP measures in eleven pilot services
F 2381 Project cluster: Physical inactivity in the workplace - etiology, risk assessment & prevention, Project 2: The objective description of physical inactivity patterns in the occupational setting - a pilot study
F 2387 Physical strain and functioning: Suitability of the Norwegian Function Assessment Scale (NFAS) exemplified by "The Study of Mental Health at Work (S-MGA)"
F 2399 Project cluster: Physical inactivity in the workplace - etiology, risk assessment & prevention, Project 1a Scoping review; Project 1b Systematic review

3.2 Work, mental health and cognitive performance

Project number Title
F 2250 Development of an empirical basis for work and functional health - sample survey among employees
F 2276 Improving cognitive capacity by a workplace health promotion program - Investigation of access and compliance
F 2283 Effect of psychological stress at the workplace on "Neuroenhancement" - empirical studies on employees
F 2312 Psychophysiological investigations on changes of cognitive capacities during working life under consideration of individual cognitive reserves
F 2318 Depression, burnout and cognitive deficits - studies on the influence of work-related and individual determinants
F 2384 Project bundle: Longitudinal study of mental health at work (S-MGA II) - Project component 1: Preparation of questionnaire and conduction of the second wave of S-MGA II
F 2402 Experimental studies on the development of continuous neuronal mental workload registration for field use
F 2407 Interaction effects of psychosocial occupational factors on mental health: cross sectional analyses of S-MGA-data and longitudinal analyses of lidA-data
F 2408 Work and employment conditions as determinants of work engagement and its association with mental health and work ability
F 2460 Project bundle: Longitudinal study of mental health at work (S-MGA II): A Study on etiological associations between working conditions, mental health and work ability
F 2461 Project bundle: Longitudinal study of mental health at work (S-MGA II) - Project component 3: Longitudinal associations between work and well-being
F 2462 Project bundle: Longitudinal study of mental health at work (S-MGA II) - Project component 4: Mental health and work participation

3.3 Corporate integration management

Project number Title
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
F 2354 Interventions to support return-to-work for patients with coronary heart disease
F 2367 Scoping Review on determinants for a successful return-to-work and systematic overview on interventions to facilitate return to work among employees with mental disorders
F 2385 Determinants of a successful return to work among persons with common mental disorders: a mixed-methods-follow-up-study (Project 2a)
F 2386 Mental illness in the working environment and return to work: Mixed methods follow-up study on the determinants for a successful Return to Work from the employees' perspective (project 2b - qualitative part) - results of the qualitative sub-study
F 2397 Determinants of a successful return to work among persons with common mental disorders: Evaluation of a psychosomatic consultation in the workplace in Lower Saxony (Project 3)
F 2414 Returning to work after mental health problems: cooperation and alliances between healthcare institutions and companies in the return to work process

4 Understanding the impact of a changing working world and developing further occupational safety and health instruments

4.1 Increasing flexibility and restructuring

Project number Title
F 2340 Development and piloting of training tools for middle managers and employee representatives to support successful restructuring
F 2371 Demands and resources of self-employment without personnel and multiple job holding
F 2398 Working time reporting for Germany: Analysis, scientific preparation/utilization and continuation
F 2409 A longitudinal study on social, psychological, and physiological consequences of permanent night shifts and 12-hour shifts
F 2436 Leadership and organisation in the changing world

4.2 Demographic change

Project number Title
F 2295 Work, Age and Health
F 2357 Understanding employment participation of older workers: Past, present and future changes - Joint programming initiative "More Years Better Lives" - Fast Track Activity
F 2372 Learning-relevant characteristics of work design in the service-sector: The role of leadership

4.3 Reporting on the working world and systematic monitoring of data on work and employees

Project number Title
F 2296 BIBB/BAuA-Work-Force-Survey 2011/2012
F 2328 Concurrent validity of the BIBB/BAuA employment survey
F 2360 Working time reporting for Germany
F 2378 Website for a work-related monitoring system in the light of demographic change
F 2417 BIBB/BAuA Employment Survey 2017/2018
F 2423 Evaluation of the work-related monitoring system "demowanda"

4.4 Effects of instruments and measures of occupational safety and health

Project number Title
F 2342 Forms of prevention culture in German companies
F 2388 Analysis of the demand for supervision by OSH professionals in Germany
F 2411 (Effective) occupational safety and health structures in the digital world. Analysis of the current situation and forecast options
F 2416 Analysis of the data sets of GDA enterprise and employee surveys 2011 and 2015

Mental health in the working world - determining the current state of scientific evidence

Project number Title
F 2353 Mental health in the working world - determining the current state of scientific evidence
F 2361 Relevance of psychological workload as an issue in company practice

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