News Press releases "Your skin. The most important 2m2 in your life" The BGs: Safety data sheets searches: easy with ISi Incorporation of an umbrella body for the BGs and the public-sector accident insurance institutions would be unconstitutional Young people are lazy about skin protection The BGs report: The occupational health and safety system provides support with REACH The BGs report: The accident figures rise again for the first time in 14 years Statutory accident insurance: New limit values for noise and vibration at the workplace Britta Steffen: Skin also requires protection in water Martin Braxenthaler wins Laureus Award The statutory accident insurance institutions report: insolvency payments now below 1 billion euro Sports outdoors: particular attention must be paid to skin Wet work is the greatest cause of occupational skin diseases A low standard of occupational health and safety impairs competitiveness Effective treatment of children for neurodermatitis New umbrella association for the institutions for statutory accident insurance and prevention (BGs) and the statutory accident insurance institutions of the public sector Statutory accident insurance: the risk of an occupational accident continues to fall UV protection: skin OK, holiday OK Eat your way to beauty Germany needs disability managers Diabetes mellitus and dry skin Archive 2003 Fewer occupational accidents - total drops below a million for the first time BGs launch prevention campaign BG regulations reduced by one-third Statutory accident insurance premiums rise slightly 2005 BGs support China in accident insurance reform World Day for Safety and Health at Work Better health at the workplace Lower premiums for statutory accident insurance Occupational and commuting accidents in 2004: particularly substantial drop in the number of fatal accidents BG campaign successfully reduces falling accidents at the workplace Driving tips from Christian Danner Crisis in the construction sector responsible for high BG premiums BGs welcome coalition negotiations on reforms to the statutory accident insurance system Co-ordination of surveillance and consultancy activities for better occupational health and safety: BGs and Berlin Senate administration to co-operate in the future Structural change and prevention 2006 BGs: not all masks provide protection against infection Insurance cover during foreign business trips BGs: tampering with machines frequently results in hazards to employees Fewer occupational accidents - successful prevention State insolvency payments fall in 2005 for the third successive year "Centralization is not a solution" Experts call for greater safety during DIY electrical work BGs: Low-noise circular saws protect hearing and reduce costs Cases of assault by third parties account for one-tenth of all occupational accidents suffered by employees in transport companies Federal Social Court dismisses objection to BGs' monopoly The BGs report: Sun cream alone does not provide protection against skin cancer The BGs: integrated treatment - a forward-thinking approach by the health services The BGs: hazardous substance information at a glance Statutory accident insurance premiums fall once again The planned reform of the accident insurance system is a threat to prevention Statutory accident insurance covers company sporting activities Working on despite the heat: how to cope when the office becomes a sauna Insured at the company summer festival The BGs report: existing accident pensions not affected by the reform Statutory accident insurance: raising awareness for workplace hazards at an early stage amongst vocational college students and trainees Traumatic events: aid workers must observe cultural differences The BGs report: Asbestos causes disease - even today The BGs report: the use of international substance limit values as an aid to risk assessment Effective protection against needle-prick injuries in the health services Occupational accidents rise in the first half of 2006 Well insured in the office at home The BGs report: a substantial drop in insolvency payments Comedian Mike Krüger: "Came close to suffering a serious occupational accident as a trainee" Statutory accident insurance: the BGs and the public sector accident insurers seek to create a common umbrella organization Background information Costs - a delicate topic: Are the German Berufsgenossen- schaften too expensive? 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