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http://dx.doi.org/10.5515/KJKIEES.2017.28.11.843

Investigation of Occupational EMF Exposure Assessment System  

Jeon, Sang Bong (Radio Environment & Monitoring Research Group, ETRI)
Lee, Ae-Kyoung (Radio Environment & Monitoring Research Group, ETRI)
Kwon, Yong-Ki (EMF Environment Safety Division, National Radio Research Agency)
Jang, Ju-Dong (EMF Environment Safety Division, National Radio Research Agency)
An, Juno (Institute for Future Radio Engineering)
Pack, Jeong-Ki (Department of Radio Science and Engineering, Chungnam National University)
Gimm, Youn-Myoung (Department of Electronics and Electrical Engineering, Dankook University)
Choi, Hyung-Do (Radio Environment & Monitoring Research Group, ETRI)
Publication Information
The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science / v.28, no.11, 2017 , pp. 843-852 More about this Journal
Abstract
Recently, as the WHO IARC has classified radio frequency electromagnetic fields as possibly carcinogenic (group 2B) to humans, there is increasing concern about the health effects of overexposure from electromagnetic fields. Especially, the workers are exposed to higher level of electromagnetic radiation than the general public. As a result, in Europe, the protection guidelines for the worker are developed and the exposure of the worker is strictly controlled. In this paper, the EU directive, standards and guidelines of the EMF exposure for the worker were reviewed, and the exposure assessment of EMF was performed for the arc welding. Based on that, we propose a way to introduce a national policy to protect the workers from EMF exposure in working environment.
Keywords
Electromagnetic Fields; Occupational EMF Exposure; Health Effects;
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