Title :
The European Directive to Protect Workers in Electromagnetic Fields
Author :
Van Loock, Wannes
Author_Institution :
Ghent Univ.
Abstract :
The Directive 2004/40/CE to protect workers in electromagnetic fields was published for Europe. The member states have to implement the directive in their legal codes for workers within four years. In the mean time many obligations have already to be fulfilled in industry. An overview is given of the best way to cope with the new Directive in particular when using high frequency and microwave power equipment
Keywords :
biological effects of microwaves; electromagnetic fields; European Directive; electromagnetic fields; microwave power equipment; protect workers; Councils; Electromagnetic fields; Electromagnetic measurements; Europe; Frequency; Guidelines; Health and safety; Law; Protection; Stochastic processes;
Conference_Titel :
Environmental Electromagnetics, The 2006 4th Asia-Pacific Conference on
Conference_Location :
Dalian
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0183-6
DOI :
10.1109/CEEM.2006.257963
