The Case of Hypersensitivity to Electromagnetic Fields [Telecommunications Health and Safety]

2013 ◽  
Vol 55 (4) ◽  
pp. 258-260 ◽  
Author(s):  
James C. Lin
Keyword(s):  
Electromagnetic Fields ◽  
Health And Safety

Occupational exposure to extremely low-frequency magnetic fields near 20 kV, 3-phase shunt reactors at substations

2018 ◽  
Vol 53 (2) ◽  
pp. 149-152
Author(s):  
H. Pirkkalainen ◽  
T. Heiskanen ◽  
M. Penttilä ◽  
J. Elovaara ◽  
L. Korpinen
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Exposure ◽  
Magnetic Flux ◽  
Electromagnetic Fields ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Worker Safety ◽  
Magnetic Flux Density ◽  
Eu Directive ◽  
Action Value ◽  
Shunt Reactors

Directive 2013/35/EU of the European Parliament and Council, among other things, sets values for the occupational exposure of workers regarding the health and safety risks arising from electromagnetic fields. In order to ensure worker safety, the Finnish national grid operator, Fingrid Oyj, conducted several measurements of electromagnetic fields at its substations. One of the goals of the measurements was to ensure that a magnetic flux density of 1000 µT (rms), set as the lower action value by the EU directive, was not reached in any location accessible to substation workers. The highest magnetic flux densities at substations can be found near shunt reactors and their cables, which is why the measurements were focused on those areas. The lower action value of 1000 µT (rms) was surpassed at two locations. This discovery led to immediate actions to prevent workers from accessing these locations.

scholarly journals Issues in the Implementation of Directive 2013/35/EU Regarding the Protection of Workers against Electromagnetic Fields

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (20) ◽  
pp. 10673
Author(s):  
Gian Marco Contessa ◽  
Simona D’Agostino ◽  
Rosaria Falsaperla ◽  
Carlo Grandi ◽  
Alessandro Polichetti
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Fields ◽  
Health Effects ◽  
Electromagnetic Fields ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Time Varying ◽  
Transient Effects ◽  
Exposure Limits ◽  
Critical Feature ◽  
Static Magnetic Fields ◽  
Electric And Magnetic Fields

In 2016 the Directive 2013/35/EU regarding the protection of health and safety of workers exposed to electromagnetic fields was transposed in Italy. Since then, the authors of this paper have been faced with several issues related to the implementation of the provisions of the Directive, which pose some interpretative and operative concerns. A primary critical feature of the Directive is that, in some circumstances, conditions of “overexposure”, i.e., of exceeding the exposure limits, are allowed. In the case of transient effects, the “flexibility” concerning the compliance with exposure limits is based on the approach introduced by ICNIRP in its guidelines on static magnetic fields and on time-varying electric and magnetic fields. On the contrary, the possibility of exceeding the exposure limits for health effects, formally recognized in the article of the Directive dealing with derogations, is not included in the ICNIRP guidelines. This paper analyzes the main concerns in interpreting and managing some provisions of the Directive with particular reference to the issue of how the employer can manage the situations of overexposure.

scholarly journals Standardised evaluation of the electric field for meeting safety aspects for workers according to directive 2013/35/EU and VEMF

2019 ◽  
Vol 136 (8) ◽  
pp. 352-360 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katrin Friedl ◽  
Andreas Abart ◽  
Robert Schürhuber ◽  
Ernst Schmautzer
Keyword(s):  
Electromagnetic Fields ◽  
Electric Fields ◽  
Health Risks ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Limit Values ◽  
Safety Requirements ◽  
Eu Directive ◽  
Electric And Magnetic Fields ◽  
Assessment Procedures ◽  
Supply Systems

AbstractWorkers in power supply systems are exposed to electromagnetic fields. These fields must not exceed the limit values set out in EU Directive 2013/35/EU (minimum health and safety requirements for workers with regard to exposure to the risk of physical agents (electromagnetic fields)) in order to protect workers against health risks. In Austria, a group of experts from the National Standardization Committee (OVE) has drawn up a national guideline (OVE guideline R 27) in order to prevent the diversity of assessment procedures. In addition, the guide aims to reduce time and effort in evaluation and documentation of electric and magnetic fields. This article provides an overview of the procedure and an assessment of the evaluated distances determined in accordance with OVE guideline R 27 for the protection of workers with regard to electric fields in substations.

Analysis of the development potentials for the Baltic Sea cruise market

2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
Urszula Kowalczyk
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
Baltic Sea ◽  
Electromagnetic Radiation ◽  
Work Environment ◽  
Electromagnetic Fields ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
The Baltic Sea ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Baltic ◽  
Military Units

Electromagnetic radiation is one of the possible harmful factors that occur in the work environment. The subject of the issue of the exposure of people working on ships to electromagnetic fields has so far mainly focused on the sources located on military units [18, 22, 23, 24]. On the basis of many years of experience related to the operation of the Maritime Institute in Gdansk, a laboratory that performs measurements of electromagnetic radiation for the purposes of occupational health and safety in this study is characterized briefly, sources of electromagnetic radiation that may occur on vessels.

A review of electromagnetic field sources on ships

2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 94-112
Author(s):  
Tomasz Pawłowski
Keyword(s):  
Electromagnetic Field ◽  
Occupational Health ◽  
Electromagnetic Radiation ◽  
Work Environment ◽  
Electromagnetic Fields ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Occupational Health And Safety ◽  
Years Of Experience ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Military Units

Electromagnetic radiation is one of the possible harmful factors that occur in the work environment. The subject of the issue of the exposure of people working on ships to electromagnetic fields has so far mainly focused on the sources located on military units [18, 22, 23, 24]. On the basis of many years of experience related to the operation of the Maritime Institute in Gdansk, a laboratory that performs measurements of electromagnetic radiation for the purposes of occupational health and safety in this study is characterized briefly, sources of electromagnetic radiation that may occur on vessels.

Effect of pulsed electromagnetic fields on maturation of regenerate bone in a rabbit limb lengthening model

2005 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 2-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenneth F. Taylor ◽  
Nozumu Inoue ◽  
Bahman Rafiee ◽  
John E. Tis ◽  
Kathleen A. McHale ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electromagnetic Fields ◽  
Limb Lengthening ◽  
Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields ◽  
Pulsed Electromagnetic
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