What is BS EN 50499 – Risk assessment of EMF exposure about?
BS EN 50499 discusses the risk assessment of EMF exposure. BS EN 50499 is a European standard on risk assessment of EMF exposure to prevent the risk of EMF hazards.
BS EN 50499 provides a general procedure for the assessment of workers’ exposure to electric, magnetic, and electromagnetic fields in a workplace to determine compliance with exposure limit values and/or action levels as stated in European Directive 2013/35/EU.
Note1: BS EN 50499 relates to the exposure limits as specified in the Directive 2013/35/EU. It is intended to protect workers from risks to their health and safety arising or likely to arise from exposure to electromagnetic fields (0 Hz to 300 GHz) during their work. However, BS EN 50499 and other Directives can include additional measures for the protection of specific groups of workers and/or specific workplaces for which the employer is required to investigate other protective measures as a part of the overall risk assessment.
Note2: Directive 2013/35/EU has been transposed into national legislation in all the EU member countries. It is intended that users of BS EN 50499 consult the national legislation related to this transposition to identify the national regulations and requirements. These national regulations and requirements can have additional requirements that are not covered under BS EN 50499.
Who is BS EN 50499 – Risk assessment of EMF exposure for?
BS EN 50499 on risk assessment of EMF exposure is useful for:
- Medical radiology technician
- Health physicists
- Health and safety departments
- Radiologists
- Nuclear industry workers
Why should you use BS EN 50499 – Risk assessment of EMF exposure?
Electromagnetic fields can have direct and indirect effects on the human body. Depending on the frequency of the fields, these can be effects on the nervous system in the low-frequency range and thermal effects in the high-frequency range.
BS EN 50499 provides you with the procedure for risk assessment of EMF exposure and specifies how to perform an initial assessment of the levels of workers' exposure to EMF, if necessary, including specific exposure assessment of such levels by measurements or calculations. Thus, assists you to determine whether it is necessary to carry out a detailed risk assessment of EMF exposure.
The procedure provided by BS EN 50499 assists you to determine the risk associated with EMF exposure and ensuring prevention from EMF risks.
By adopting BS EN 50413 you can enhance the process of assessing the risks associated with human exposure to the EMF.