Landesinstitut für Arbeitsschutz und Arbeitsgestaltung NRW

What Landesinstitut für Arbeitsschutz und Arbeitsgestaltung NRW does

Landesinstitut für Arbeitsschutz und Arbeitsgestaltung NRW — operating since 1 July 2025 as the Landesamt für Gesundheit und Arbeitsschutz Nordrhein-Westfalen (LfGA NRW) — is a state superior authority (Landesoberbehörde) under the Ministry for Labour, Health and Social Affairs of North Rhine-Westphalia (MAGS). The agency was formed by merging the former Landeszentrum Gesundheit NRW and the former Landesinstitut für Arbeitsschutz und Arbeitsgestaltung (LIA), and employs approximately 300 staff across three locations: Bochum (headquarters), Düsseldorf, and Münster. It serves as the central advisory and support institution for the state occupational safety administration, the specialist central body (Fachliche Leitstelle) for the public health service, and the statutory authority for radiation protection in NRW.

Core operations span three domains: occupational safety and health advisory, radiation protection, and product safety. The advisory stack includes the KomNet online expert platform (with 200+ experts and over 55,555 inquiries handled), a free telephone first-consultation hotline, and digital SME advisory. Radiation protection services are anchored by the Inkorporationsmessstelle in Düsseldorf, which houses a whole-body counter (Ganzkörpermessanlage) using high-purity germanium detectors in a low-background chamber, an excretion measurement laboratory using liquid scintillation counters, high-resolution gamma spectrometry with portable germanium detectors including a uranium-plutonium nuclear fuel identifier, and a 24-hour on-call nuclear hazard response service linked to the NRW Ministry of Interior. Environmental monitoring covers five official measuring stations and ambient surveillance of nuclear facilities (Jülich, Würgassen, THTR Hamm-Uentrop, Ahaus, Gronau). Publications include the LIA.tipp, LIA.praxis, LIA.fakten, LIA.transfer, and LIA.impuls series, plus the monthly "Zahl des Monats" content feature.

LfGA NRW is funded entirely from public tax revenue via the MAGS NRW budget, with no commercial revenue streams. Most services are free to the public; nominal fee-based services exist only for radiation incorporation measurements (95–145 EUR per measurement). Customers served include the state government, 53 lower health authorities (Gesundheitsämter), municipalities and specialist associations, employers and employees (especially SMEs), nuclear industry operators, and scientific partners. The Länderfachstelle für Sicherheit und Gesundheit bei der Arbeit (LSGA) is institutionally hosted within LfGA NRW to coordinate cross-state occupational safety cooperation with LASI, BMAS, and the federal states.

Name

Landesinstitut für Arbeitsschutz und Arbeitsgestaltung NRW

Legal name

Landesamt für Gesundheit und Arbeitsschutz Nordrhein-Westfalen

Website

https://lia.nrw.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2025

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Landesinstitut für Arbeitsschutz und Arbeitsgestaltung NRW (now LfGA NRW) is a North Rhine-Westphalia state authority providing occupational safety advisory, radiation protection monitoring, and public health coordination for state government, employers, employees, and the public across NRW.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Occupational Safety and Health Advisory Services

NAICS

Administration of Environmental Quality Programs (924)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYIMAIAGAG

Radiological (NORM/Low-Level) Remediation & Decommissioning

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Industrial Services & Facility Operations/Environmental & Hazardous Materials Services (Remediation/Asbestos/Spill Response)

SECONDARYEUAKAGAK

Regulatory compliance, licensing & stakeholder engagement for disposal (permits, public consultation, communications)

Energy, Utilities & Environment/Nuclear Energy/Radioactive Waste Management & Disposal (LLW/ILW/HLW, Repositories)

Keywords

• Occupational health advisory
• Radiation protection monitoring
• Workplace safety consulting
• Public health coordination
• Nuclear emergency response

Headquarters

HQ city

Bochum

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Government Funding (Public Budget): LfGA NRW is a state government authority (Landesoberbehörde) under MAGS NRW. It is funded entirely from public tax revenue. No commercial revenue streams exist.
2. Fee-based Radiation Protection Measurements: Fee-based individual measurements are offered to companies and individuals requiring incorporation monitoring: whole-body counter measurement at 95 EUR per measurement, excretion measurement for H-3, C-14, and S-35 at 116 EUR, and P-32 excretion measurement at 145 EUR.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels13 records

Core offering

LfGA NRW (which incorporates the former LIA NRW) is a state government agency providing advisory, monitoring, and technical services for occupational safety and health protection in North Rhine-Westphalia. Its core offerings include the KomNet online expert advisory service, the Telefonische Erstberatung telephone consultation, radiation protection services (Inkorporationsmessstelle/Body Counter, environmental radioactivity monitoring, nuclear facility monitoring, nuclear emergency response), and various publication series (LIA.tipp, LIA.praxis, LIA.fakten, LIA.transfer). The agency also coordinates the state public health service and operates as a statutory advisory institution for the NRW occupational safety administration.

Product overview

Landesinstitut für Arbeitsschutz und Arbeitsgestaltung NRW (now integrated into the Landesamt für Gesundheit und Arbeitsschutz NRW as of July 2025) is a governmental agency providing advisory, monitoring, and technical services for occupational safety and health. The core offerings include KomNet (online expert advisory service), the Telefonische Erstberatung (telephone consultation), radiation protection services (Inkorporationsmessstelle/Body Counter, environmental monitoring, nuclear facility monitoring), and publication series (LIA.tipp, LIA.praxis, LIA.fakten, LIA.transfer). The portfolio operates as a unified governmental service rather than a software product platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• KomNet: Online consultation service for occupational health and safety questions, providing free expert answers within three days
• LIA.tipp
• LIA.praxis
• Länderfachstelle für Sicherheit und Gesundheit bei der Arbeit (LSGA)

Products and services

• KomNet - Kompetent Beraten (Online Advisory Service)
• Inkorporationsmessstelle (Incorporation Measurement Facility / Body Counter)
• Nuklearspezifische Gefahrenabwehr und nukleare Nachsorge (Nuclear-Specific Hazard Defense and Aftercare)
• Überwachung der Umweltradioaktivität (Environmental Radioactivity Monitoring)
• Umgebungsüberwachung kerntechnischer Anlagen (Surrounding Area Monitoring of Nuclear Facilities)
• Telefonische Erstberatung (Phone Advisory Service)
• LIA.tipp (Publication Series)
• LIA.praxis (Publication Series)
• LIA.fakten (Fact Sheets)
• LIA.transfer (Transfer Publications)
• LIA.impuls (Policy Statements)
• Arbeitsschutzverwaltung NRW Portal (Occupational Safety Administration Portal)

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 55,555 KomNet advisory inquiries handled, demonstrating high public utilisation of the free occupational safety advisory service.
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered moderate and core.

• Deutsches Netzwerk für Betriebliche Gesundheitsförderung (DNBGF)moderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerLIA is a member of DNBGF, the German Network for Occupational Health Promotion, which fosters exchange and best practices in workplace health promotion across Germany.
• psyGA Projekt (Psychische Gesundheit in der Arbeitswelt)moderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe psyGA project focuses on raising awareness among target groups and disseminating good practice examples, as well as developing new strategies and concepts for small businesses regarding mental health in the workplace. LIA participates in this initiative.
• Gemeinsame Deutsche Arbeitsschutzstrategie (GDA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGDA is a joint initiative of the federal government, federal states, and accident insurance providers (UVT) to strengthen occupational safety and health protection. The third strategy period (2021-2025) focuses on risk assessment as a central tool. Priority topics are musculoskeletal strain, psychological stress, and carcinogenic hazardous substances. LIA/LfGA NRW participates as part of the NRW state occupational safety administration, supporting 200,000 planned business inspections with systemic evaluations.
• Länderausschuss für Arbeitsschutz und Sicherheitstechnik (LASI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLASI is the State Committee for Occupational Safety and Security Technology, providing strategic coordination of state occupational safety authorities. LIA/LfGA NRW supports LASI's coordinating function as a key strategic body. The Länderfachstelle für Sicherheit und Gesundheit bei der Arbeit (LSGA) was established within LfGA NRW specifically to strengthen LASI's role.
• Länderfachstelle für Sicherheit und Gesundheit bei der Arbeit (LSGA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLSGA is a joint state-level institution for occupational safety and health established within LfGA NRW by the Labour and Social Ministers' Conference (ASMK). It works to strengthen cooperation and coordination of state occupational safety authorities, support cross-state development of coordinated inspection practice, coordinate cross-state reporting, manage joint data processing, and organise cross-state training.
• Bundesministerium für Arbeit und Soziales (BMAS)moderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerBMAS is the federal ministry responsible for labour and social affairs. It coordinates the national data processing and exchange between federal states and the federal specialist body within the LSGA framework.
• Bundesamt für Strahlenschutz (BfS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBfS (Federal Office for Radiation Protection) is Germany's central competent authority on radiation protection. LfGA NRW collaborates with BfS on the IMIS (Integrated Measurement and Information System) for monitoring environmental radioactivity, and BfS coordinates nationwide exercises such as the July 2026 IMIS exercise in which LfGA NRW analysed 80 samples. BfS operates over 2,000 monitoring stations nationwide.
• Bundesamt für Strahlenschutz (BfS) - IMIS NetworkcoreTechnology or IntegrationIMIS (Integriertes Mess- und Informationssystem zur Überwachung der Umweltradioaktivität) is a federal monitoring network coordinated by BfS. LfGA NRW contributes measurement data from its five stations in NRW to the IMIS database for nationwide radiological surveillance and early warning.
• Bund-Länder Coordination in Occupational SafetycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLSGA coordinates and steers joint data processing and data exchange between federal states and BMAS/bundesfachstelle in the area of occupational safety, supporting harmonised reporting and regulatory alignment across Germany's federal structure.
• Ordnungsbehörden (Police, Fire Brigade, State Protection, Customs) for Nuclear Emergency ResponsecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLfGA NRW supports ordnungsbehörden (regulatory enforcement authorities) including police, fire brigade, state protection, and customs with technical and measurement support for nuclear aftermath operations and nuclear-specific hazard response. The radiation protection on-call service is linked to the NRW Ministry of Interior's situation centre.
• Forschungszentrum Jülich (Jülicher Entsorgungsgesellschaft für Nuklearanlagen - JEN)moderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerLfGA NRW conducts ambient monitoring of nuclear facilities at the Jülich site (JEN facilities at Forschungszentrum Jülich) as part of its independent measurement programme for nuclear facilities in NRW.
• Sozialversicherungsträger (Social Insurance Providers)moderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerLIA collaborates with social insurance providers (health insurance funds, accident insurance institutions) on initiatives including ÖKOPROFIT, the GDA occupational safety strategy, and workplace health promotion programmes.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• SUVA (Schweizerische Unfallversicherungsanstalt): Switzerland's national occupational accident insurance institution, combining prevention, advisory, research, and inspection functions — a close analogue of LfGA's integrated occupational safety and health role at the Swiss federal level.
• Bundesanstalt für Arbeitsschutz und Arbeitsmedizin (BAuA): Germany's federal institute for occupational safety and health, providing research, advisory, and policy support that mirrors LfGA NRW's state-level occupational safety mandate. Both advise employers, employees, and authorities on workplace risk and compliance.
• Institut für Arbeitsschutz der DGUV (IFA): Research arm of the German Social Accident Insurance (DGUV) focused on occupational safety testing, measurement, and standards development. Closely comparable to LfGA's measurement, advisory, and applied-research functions.
• ANSES (Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire, France): French agency covering health, food, environmental, and occupational risks including radiation protection — a multi-domain public safety authority whose integrated mandate mirrors LfGA NRW's combined occupational health, public health, and radiation protection portfolio.
• Bundesamt für Strahlenschutz (BfS): Germany's federal authority on radiation protection, coordinating the nationwide IMIS monitoring network in which LfGA is a key NRW node. Both oversee ambient radioactivity measurement, nuclear emergency response, and incorporation monitoring.
• INRS (Institut National de Recherche et de Sécurité, France): France's national institute for occupational health and safety research, delivering expert advisory, technical guidance, and applied studies comparable to LfGA NRW's research-transfer publications and KomNet-style expert Q&A service.
• AUVA (Allgemeine Unfallversicherungsanstalt, Austria): Austria's national statutory accident insurance carrier providing occupational prevention, research, and rehabilitation services — a direct functional counterpart to LfGA NRW's occupational safety advisory and inspection support functions.
• Health and Safety Executive (HSE, UK): UK regulator responsible for workplace health, safety, and occupational radiation protection, providing advisory, inspection, and standards-setting functions that parallel LfGA NRW's mandate across occupational safety and radiation domains.
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA, US): US federal agency enforcing workplace safety standards and providing employer/employee advisory, inspection support, and outreach — functionally aligned with LfGA NRW's advisory and supervisory role within the German federal system.

Regional players

• SCK CEN (Studiecentrum voor Kernenergie / Centre d'Étude de l'Énergie Nucléaire): Belgian nuclear research centre performing radiation monitoring, dosimetry, and nuclear safety research for Belgian and EU authorities — comparable to LfGA NRW's radiation measurement, incorporation monitoring, and nuclear facility ambient surveillance capabilities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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