Occupational health management (OHM) aims to guarantee the best possible working conditions for DFG employees and is broken down into the following areas of activity:

• Occupational health and safety: We attach high priority to the safety, health and well-being of our employees; for this reason, comprehensive occupational safety measures and ergonomically well-equipped workplaces are a matter of course.
• Health promotion: Anyone who wishes to actively maintain and boost their health can count on the support of the DFG. Services include in-house medical officers and social counselling. Regular campaigns on various topics relating to physical and mental health, e.g. in the form of impulse lectures, workshops or check-ups, provide ideas and specific offers for prevention and health promotion. For the purpose of relaxation and exercise, the DFG provides offers such as the digital health coach froach, mobile massages, a relaxation room, various courses (on site and virtually) and in-house sports. 
• The “Implementation of Strategic Occupational Health Management“ project aims to ensure strategic planning and needs-based orientation of health promotion measures at the workplace. Health management and the development of a sustainable in-house OHM made up of individual activities is a worthwhile undertaking: as a structured management process, it covers all the organisation’s activities from the perspective of health promotion (both physical and mental). The aim is to create sound working conditions at the organisational level (situational prevention) while at the same time changing the behaviour and attitudes of employees towards health in the long term (behavioural prevention).
• In 2023, the occupational health management has conducted a house-wide employee survey  on the topics of health and work conditions. Around 85 percent of employees participated in the survey. The results are mostly at a high to very high level, which means that participants rate the work atmosphere very positively overall. In order to ensure a lasting success of the survey, a very comprehensive follow-up process was set up, the implementation of which is still in progress.
• A healthy working environment: With regard to ensuring job satisfaction and the employees’ well-being, we pay particular attention to the quality of leadership, working relationships and communication, as well as the consideration of family and personal issues. The Personal Development Plan (persönlicher Entwicklungsplan, PEP) offers tools and ideas for your individual development from qualified employee to manager, supporting you as a team leader or head of unit in reflecting on what Leadership@DFG means when you take on a management role at the DFG Head Office for the first time.
• We provide active support for people with disabilities or chronic illnesses and endeavour to meet their specific needs in working life. Please refer to this page for further information.