Exposure guidelines

The International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) sets the fundamental guidelines.

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These guidelines are broad, and many countries modify the limits, making them stricter.

 

Limits are mainly based on short-term exposure (6 or 30-minute time average) and are frequency dependent.

There are no long-term exposure limits in Australia. Short-term limits are being applied for constant/long-term exposure at home and work. These may be too high, and cumulative effects need to be considered.

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Our standards are set by ARPANSA, which follows the guidelines provided by the ICNIRP. The ARPANSA limits are based on instantaneous and timed average (6-minute) exposures. Are exposed to EMF for more than a 6-minute interval during your day?

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The Building Biology Institute has provided guidelines that it recommends for households. A subset of these guidelines also includes EMF exposure for sleeping areas which provides much tighter exposure limits for constant exposure.