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Study 'Employees’ health and safety when working with diisocyanate-containing materials'. Diisocyanates are important substances In the manufacturing and application of polyurethane (PUR)-containing materials. The aim of the study is to improve current preventive measures and to contribute to a healthy workforce.

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Due to the switch to a new telephone system, all telephone numbers in the IPA have also changed. From now on the IPA can only be reached via 030 13001 4000. The telephone numbers of the respective contact persons have also changed.

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Reaction time and vigilance after shift work worsened

Night work significantly worsens the attention and reaction times of the employees concerned. This is the result of a study by the IPA on the health effects of shift work on nursing employees.

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With its "Facts & Figures" brochure in English, the IPA is pleased to introduce the key areas of its research to the broader international audience. The IPA's research concept has always been geared towards the practical requirements of occupational safety and health: the prevention of occupational accidents and diseases.

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The Institute for Prevention and Occupational Medicine of the German Social Accident Insurance (IPA)

The Institute for Prevention and Occupational Medicine of the German Social Accident Insurance is an institute of the Ruhr-Universität Bochum (IPA). IPA's research work aims at the reduction of health risks of employees due to various hazardous substances. The goal is to develop preventive measures as well as to improve diagnosis and therapy of occupational diseases and to support the German Social Accident Insurance.

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