ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS
April 1st, 2004
BY KEITH NUTHALLA EUROPEAN Union (EU) directive setting technical limits on the exposure of workers to electromagnetism has finally been approved by the EU Council of Ministers and the European Parliament, following years of debates. All workers will be technically covered by the legislation, which includes rules on the maximum level of exposure that should be faced by staff working with or near power lines, mobile phone and radar antennae. The legislation implements recommendations from the International Commission on Non-Ionising Radiation Protection. It gives ...
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