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Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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<p>The Federal Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (German: <i>Bundesanstalt für Arbeitsschutz und Arbeitsmedizin</i>, BAuA) is a German <a href="/facts/Federal_agency_(Germany)/Wfy3g5K8">federal agency</a> within the portfolio of the <a href="/facts/Federal_Ministry_of_Labour_and_Social_Affairs_(Germany)/jRjABjef">Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs</a>, with responsibility for <a href="/facts/Occupational_safety_and_health/ko1IeS92">occupational safety and health</a> throughout Germany. It has its headquarters in <a href="/facts/Dortmund/s1N5ruq8">Dortmund</a>, and has locations in <a href="/facts/Berlin/pMTIRNXK">Berlin</a> and <a href="/facts/Dresden/nKVXxIgq">Dresden</a>, as well as an office in <a href="/facts/Chemnitz/C1z9UDBq">Chemnitz</a>. Isabel Rothe has been the president of BAuA since November 2007. </p>