HSE publishes guidance on Control of Electromagnetic Fields at Work
04 August 2017
In July HSE published its guidance to the UK’s “Control of Electromagnetic Fields at Work Regulations 2016” due to come into force on 1 July. Implementing the new EMF Directive, a workplace measure, the new requirements also impact directly on some workplace equipment produced by BEAMA members, and is useful reading as a guide to what will be expected of such equipment. The guide provides information on:
- identifying sources of electromagnetic fields (EMFs) in a workplace;
- assessing the exposure of employees to EMFs;
- Action Levels (ALs) and Exposure Limit Values (ELVs)
- deciding what, if anything, may need to be done to protect workers from the risk arising from exposure to EMFs;
- assessing and controlling any risks from EMFs in the workplace;
- protecting employees at particular risk;
- exemption from certain aspects of the CEMFAW Regulations; and
- references and further reading.
