Gesellschaft für Arbeitswissenschaft

The Gesellschaft für Arbeitswissenschaft (GfA) is a German scientific association dedicated to the advancement of work science (Arbeitswissenschaft), the interdisciplinary study of the analysis, organisation and design of work tools and work processes. It brings together researchers, practitioners, interest groups, government representatives and other interested parties. The GfA is committed to individual occupational health and safety, the social adequacy of work, and technical-economic rationality. It sees itself as a platform for integrating science and practice across engineering, psychology, medicine, education, economics and social sciences. The association is headquartered in Sankt Augustin, Germany, and is organised within the Federal European Ergonomics Society (FEES) and the International Ergonomics Association (IEA). It publishes the Zeitschrift für Arbeitswissenschaft (ZfA) and organises regular spring congresses and autumn conferences. The GfA also runs the GfA-NEXT programme for early-career professionals. Its activities include working-science findings, qualification and networking events.

The Gesellschaft für Arbeitswissenschaft e.V. (GfA) is a German scientific association that has long served as a central forum for work science in Germany. It is registered as a non-profit association (eingetragener Verein) with its office at Alte Heerstraße 111, 53757 Sankt Augustin, Germany. The GfA is organised within the Federal European Ergonomics Society (FEES) and the International Ergonomics Association (IEA), reflecting its European and international orientation. Its mission is to promote Arbeitswissenschaft, which deals with the analysis, organisation and design of work tools and work processes, taking into account technical, organisational and social conditions of work. The association publishes the Zeitschrift für Arbeitswissenschaft (ZfA) and holds regular spring congresses and autumn conferences. It also runs the GfA-NEXT programme aimed at early-career professionals. The GfA sees itself as a platform for all interested societal groups and for the integration of science and practice.

Scientific association and platform integrating work-science research and practice.

• Zeitschrift für Arbeitswissenschaft (ZfA)

  Scientific journal published by the GfA.

• Frühjahrskongress

  Annual spring congress organised by the GfA.

• Herbstkonferenz

  Annual autumn conference organised by the GfA.

• GfA-NEXT

  Programme for early-career professionals in work science.

1. 1Willkommen in der Gesellschaft für Arbeitswissenschaft (GfA)gesellschaft-fuer-arbeitswissenschaft.de
2. 2Mission Gesellschaft für Arbeitswissenschaft e.V. GfA Analyse Ordnung Gestaltung Arbeitsprozesse Arbeitsschutz Gesundheitsschutzgesellschaft-fuer-arbeitswissenschaft.de
3. 3Gesellschaft für Arbeitswissenschaftwikidata.org