What is BS EN 50566-Product standard for wireless communication devices about?
BS EN 50566 discusses hand-held and body mounted devices. BS EN 50566 is a European standard that provides the product standard for wireless communication devices frequency ranging from 300 MHz to 6 GHz to ensure reducing risk to human health and the environment.
BS EN 50566 applies to wireless communication devices used at distances up to and including 200 mm from the human body, i.e., when held in the hand or front of the face, mounted on the body, combined with other transmitting or non-transmitting devices or accessories (e.g., belt-clip, camera, or Bluetooth add-on), or integrated into garments. The applicable frequency range is from 30 MHz to 6 GHz.
The objective of BS EN 50566 is to demonstrate the compliance of such devices with the basic
restrictions and exposure limit values related to human exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields.
Who is BS EN 50566-Product standard for wireless communication devices for?
BS EN 50566 on product standard for wireless communication devices is useful for:
- Wireless communication device manufacturers
- Wireless communication device test personnel
- Health and safety departments
- Quality assurance departments
Why should you use BS EN 50566-Product standard for wireless communication devices?
Exposure to extremely high RF intensities can result in the heating of biological tissue and an increase in body temperature. Tissue damage in humans could occur during exposure to high RF levels because of the body's inability to cope with or dissipate the excessive heat that could be generated.
BS EN 50566 provides you with exposure conditions, normative limits, evaluation of compliance, assessment uncertainty, documentation, assessment of compliance.
The product standards provided by BS EN 50566 ensure to improve the performance of wireless communication devices and reduce the potential health risk of the electromagnetic field.
With compliance and obedience of BS EN 50566, you can enhance the efficacy of wireless communication devices and manufacture a standardized product.
What is changed since the last update?
BS EN 50566:2017 supersedes EN 50566:2013, which is withdrawn. BS EN 50566:2017 has made some technical changes compared to the previous edition EN 50566:2013. These include:
- The standard requires that the assessment must consider all foreseeable operating conditions
- The standard covers equipment intended for use only by workers as well as equipment intended for use by the public and different limits are given for each case