Standardization of nonionizing radiation in the Nordic countries

Standardization of non-ionizing radiation in the Nordic countries 1999 -06 Bertil. Persson@radfys. lu. se

Standards work on non-ionizing radiation in Sweden I • SEK , the ”Swedish Electrical Commission” is a Swedish national committee of International Electrotechnical Commission and Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique • SIS the Swedish Institute of Standardization has given SEK the authority to be the organ for standardization within the field of http: //www. sekom. se/ electro-technology in Sweden. lars. erik. paulsson@ssi. se 1999 -06 Bertil. Persson@radfys. lu. se

Standards work on non-ionizing radiation in Sweden II • SEK Technical reports: • Human exposure to magnetic fields - Low frequency (0 Hz to 10 k. Hz), 1996, 23 pages. • Handbook 403: International and swedish electrical standards, available on internet http: //www. sekom. se/hb 403 -1. htm • All proposals for new standards are available on internet for comments up to a certain deadline. http: //www. sekom. se/ lars. erik. paulsson@ssi. se 1999 -06 Bertil. Persson@radfys. lu. se

Principle of prudent avoidance of Low-frequency Electric and Magnetic fields · There are no firm proofs of a relation between exposure and health risks · Therefore, there is no motivation for expensive and enforced restrictions by the authorities · On the other hand one recommend measures to avoid unnecessary exposure if it can be done without causing too high costs and other inconveniences lars. erik. paulsson@ssi. se 1999 -06 Bertil. Persson@radfys. lu. se

Standards work on nonionizing radiation in Denmark • Denmark has no engagements within standards on nonionizing radiation. • The radiation protection institute, SIS has no special mandate of nonionizing radiation. 1999 -06 Bertil. Persson@radfys. lu. se

Standards work on non-ionizing radiation in Norway • There are no national standards on non-ionizing radiation in Norway. • There is a national committee for CENELEC 211, and for RF it is recommended to follow the CENELEC-norms 50166 -1 & -2. • ICNIRP guidelines of 1998 are beginning to be used as well. Gunnar. Saxeboel@nrpa. no 1999 -06 Bertil. Persson@radfys. lu. se

Standards work on non-ionizing radiation in Finland • Regulations that follow the IRPA/INIRC guidelines from 1988 for EMF > 100 k. Hz and no local SAR value for the general public. • A new proposal has been handed over to the ministry of health that propose new standards based on the new ICNIRP guidelines that covers lower frequencies and SAR limit of 2 W/kg for kari. jokela@stuk. fi the public and with some alterations concerning pulsed magnetic fields and microwaves. 1999 -06 Bertil. Persson@radfys. lu. se

Standardization in Europe • http: //www. newapproach. org/ • EU & EFTA & CENELEC & CEN & ETSI • Directives and Standards - Concepts Standards via Keywords and Product Families • Send Comments - View Comments Standards - Sales Points 1999 -06 Bertil. Persson@radfys. lu. se

ETSI • The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) is a non-profit making organization whose mission is to determine and produce the telecommunications standards that will be used for decades to come. 1999 -06 Bertil. Persson@radfys. lu. se

CEN • CEN which mission is to promote voluntary technical harmonization in Europe in conjunction with world-wide bodies and its partners in Europe 1999 -06 Bertil. Persson@radfys. lu. se

CENELEC • COMITE EUROPEEN DE NORMALISATION ELECTROTECHNIQUE • EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR ELECTROTECHNICAL STANDARDIZATION • together with its members, affiliates and co-operating partners is developing and achieving a coherent set of voluntary electrotechnical standards as a basis to a Single European Market / European Economic Area without internal frontiers for goods and services inside Europe 1999 -06 Bertil. Persson@radfys. lu. se