In 1969, the Research Society for Occupational Physiology and Safety e.V. (Registered Association ‘Forschungsgesellschaft für Arbeitsphysiologie und Arbeitsschutz e.V., Dortmund’ ) was set up to promote ‘research in the field of theoretical and applied occupational physiology for the protection and well-being of working people’.
Thus, the state of North Rhine-Westphalia (Länder Government), Max Planck Society, German Trade Union Confederation (DGB), Confederation of German Employers’ Associations (BDA), University of Dortmund, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Dortmund (IHK), City of Dortmund and the United Services Trade Union (ver.di, federal administration) founded the sponsoring association of IfADo.
Currently, the General Meeting comprises representatives of 12 stakeholders.
Members of Registered Association
- Federal Republic of Germany
represented by Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (BMAS)
Deputy: Dr. Christoph Serries - represented by Ministry of Culture and Science of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia (MKW NRW)
Deputy: Dr. Nicola Hülskamp (Unit 313, Joint Federal Promotion, Duesseldorf) - German Trade Union Confederation (DGB)
Deputy: Dr. Jörg Weingarten (Head of University Policiy, DGB-NRW) - Technical University Dortmund
Deputy: Prof. Dr. Manfred Bayer (Rector) - City of Dortmund
Deputy: Angela Märtin (Science Officer) - Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Dortmund (IHK)
Deputy: Stefan Schreiber (CEO) - Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science (MPG)
represented by Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology, Dortmund
Deputy: Dr. Peter Herter (Research Coordinator MPI Dortmund) - Federal Association of German Employers‘ Associations (BDA)
represented by Institute for Applied Labor Science e.V., Duesseldorf (ifaa)
Deputy: Prof. Dr. Sascha Stowasser (Director) - THYSSEN Krupp Steel Europe AG
Deputy: Dr. med. Jörg Augustin (Leiter Occupational Safety and Health OSH) - German Trade Union Confederation (DGB, North Rhine Westfalia)
Deputy: Jutta Reiter (Chair DBG City Association Dortmund) - Industry Trade Union Mining, Chemistry, Energy (IGBCE), Hannover
Deputy: Stefan Weis (Head of Labour Policy Department) - United Services Trade Union (ver.di ), Federal District North Rhine Westfalia
Deputy: Uwe Meyeringh
Honorary Members
Klaus Günzel
Dr. Friedrich Jürgen Kador (deceased 2010)
Prof. em. Dr.-Ing. Walter Heinrich Rohmert (deceased 2009
Dr.-Ing. Wolfgang Schultetus
Ekkehard Schwabe
Prof. em. Dr. Erich te Kaat
Prof. em. Dr. Paul Velsinger
