DIRECTIVE 2004/40/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL (repealed)Show full title

[X1 Notes: U.K.

1.

f is the frequency in the units indicated in the frequency range column.

2.

For frequencies between 100 kHz and 10 GHz, S _eq , E, H, Band I _L are to be averaged over any six-minute period.

3.

For frequencies exceeding 10 GHz, S _eq , E, Hand Bare to be averaged over any 68/f ^1.05 -minute period (f in GHz).

4.

For frequencies up to 100 kHz, peak action values for the field strengths can be obtained by multiplying the rms value by (2) . For pulses of duration t _p , the equivalent frequency to apply for the action values should be calculated as f = 1/(2t _p ).

For frequencies between 100 kHz and 10 MHz, peak action [X2 values for the field strengths are calculated by multiplying the relevant rms by 10 ^a , where a = ] (0,665 log (f/10) + 0,176), f in Hz.

For frequencies between 10 MHz and 300 GHz, peak action values are calculated by multiplying the corresponding rms values by 32 for the field strengths and by 1 000 for the equivalent plane wave power density.

5.

With regard to pulsed or transient electromagnetic fields, or generally with regard to simultaneous exposure to multiple frequency fields, appropriate methods of assessment, measurement and/or calculation capable of analysing the characteristics of the waveforms and nature of biological interactions have to be applied, taking account of harmonised European standards developed by Cenelec.

6.

For peak values of pulsed modulated electromagnetic fields, it is also suggested that, for carrier frequencies exceeding 10 MHz, S _eq as averaged over the pulse width should not exceed 1 000 times the S _eq action values or that the field strength should not exceed 32 times the field strength action values for the carrier frequency.]

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X1 Substituted by Corrigendum to Directive 2004/40/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the minimum health and safety requirements regarding the exposure of workers to the risks arising from physical agents (electromagnetic fields) (18th individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Directive 89/391/EEC) (Official Journal of the European Union L 159 of 30 April 2004).