This document illustrates good practices and provides guidance with regard to the term “reasonably foreseeable use” as it relates to product compliance assessment standards concerning the exposure of humans to electric, magnetic and electromagnetic fields (EMF) as required in the Radio Equipment Directive (RED) and Low Voltage Directive (LVD). Other safety aspects and requirements from other directives are not covered by this document.

This document uses the term “reasonably foreseeable use”, which in the context of this document is interchangeable with the terms “reasonably foreseeable conditions” and “conditions of use which can be reasonably foreseen”. The document provides guidance that is not specific to individual equipment.

The document covers both occupational and general public use of equipment and also provides a rationale for the distinction between occupational use and use by the general public.

This document is limited to the standards in the scope of TC106X.