ELECTROMAGNETIC EXPOSURE
October 1st, 2003
BY MARK ROWEEMPLOYERS will be required to carry out risk assessments of the dangers to their staff from electricity generators and power lines as well as mobile phone masts, following an agreement in principle of a directive by the European Union's (EU) Council of Ministers. The directive on the exposure of workers to electomagnetic fields insists that measures are taken to prevent harm being caused by induced electric currents in the body, shocks and burns, and the absorption of thermal energy produced by electromagnetic fields.Depending on the outcome of the ...
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