PART 2EXPOSURE AND RISK
Risk assessment8
1
The employer must make a suitable and sufficient assessment of the risks to employees arising from their exposure to electromagnetic fields.
2
The risk assessment must include consideration of, where relevant—
a
the ALs and ELVs;
b
the frequency range, level, duration and type of exposure, including its distribution over the employee’s body and the workplace;
c
direct biophysical effects;
d
replacement equipment designed to reduce the level of exposure;
e
information obtained from any health surveillance or medical examinations provided under regulation 11;
f
information provided by the manufacturer or distributor of equipment;
g
multiple sources of exposure;
h
simultaneous exposure to multiple frequency fields;
i
indirect effects;
j
any effects on employees at particular risk; and
k
other health and safety related information.
3
The risks referred to in paragraph (1) do not include the risk of effects—
a
caused by contact with live conductors;
b
caused by multiple and separate instances of exposure; or
c
which continue to develop when exposure has ceased.
4
The employer must review the assessment when—
a
there is reason to suspect it is no longer valid; or
b
there has been a significant change in the matters to which it relates,
and make such changes to it as are necessary to ensure it remains suitable and sufficient.