title: Recent trends and developments in occupational health policies and professional practices of company doctors. Current developments in the Federal Republic of Germany.
abstract: In Germany a comprehensive system of legislation and institutions for prevention of occupational diseases and accidents at work has been built up over more than 100 years. The paper presents regulations and new initiatives in the field of occupational health and safety, undertaken in the country, known as the Act on Company Doctors and compares it with the EU recommendations.
authors.affiliation: Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, Bonn, Germany.
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Bieneck
mesh_terms: D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D016272:Occupational Health / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D009787:Occupational Medicine / Q000639:trends; D011787:Quality of Health Care