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Human exposure requirement for Household Appliance Presented By Wilson Loke 21 June 2008 Page 2 of 13 emitel AG •Ohmstrasse 1 •94342 Strasskirchen •GERMANY Background Test Requirement and Standard Evaluation Method and limit Measurement method Example: Induction Cooker Background EMF (Electromagnetic Fields) EMF of all frequencies represent one of the most common and fastest growing environmental influences, about which anxiety and speculation are spreading. All 21 June 2008 Page 3 of 13 emitel AG •Ohmstrasse 1 •94342 Strasskirchen •GERMANY WHO (World Health Organization) WHO is the directing and coordinating authority for health withi n the United Nations system. It is responsible for providing leadershi p on global health matters, shaping the health research agenda, setting norms and standards, articulating evidence-based policy options, providing technical support to countries and monitoring health trends. In the 21 st century, health is a shared responsibility, involving equitable access to essential care and collective defence against transnational treats. populations are now exposed to varying degrees of EMF, and the levels will continue to increase as technology advances. Background Standards and Guidelines A number of national and international organizations have formul ated guidelines establishing limits for occupational and residential EMF exposure. The exposure limits for EMF fields developed by the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) – a non-government organization formally recognised by WHO, were developed following reviews of all the peer-reviewed scientific literature including thermal and non-thermal effects. The standards are based on evaluation of biological effects that hav e been established to have health consequences. The main conclusio n from the WHO reviews is that EMF exposures below the limits recommended in the ICNIRP international guideline do not appear to have any known consequence on health. International EMF Project WHO projects is to assess health and environmental effects of ex posure to static and time varying electric and magnetic fields in the frequency range 0-300GHz. http://www.who.int/peh-emf/project/EMF_Project/en/index.html 21 June 2008 Page 4 of 13 emitel AG •Ohmstrasse 1 •94342 Strasskirchen •GERMANY Background 21 June 2008 Page 5 of 13 emitel AG •Ohmstrasse 1 •94342 Strasskirchen •GERMANY Low Voltage Directive (2006/95/EC) LVD is the directive to ensure that electrical equipment within certain voltage limits both provides a high level of protection for European citizens and enjoys a Single Market in European Union. For most electrical equipment, the health aspects of emission of Electromagnetic Fields are also under the domain of Low Voltage Directive Harmonized Standard for the EMF under 2006/95/EC EN 50364:2001 Limitation of human exposure to electromagnetic fields from devices operating in the frequency range 0Hz to 10GHz, used in Electronic Articles Surveillance (EAS), Radio Frequency Indentification (RFID) and similar application EN 50371:2002 Generic standard to demonstrate the compliance of low power electronic and electrical apparatus with the basic restrictions related to human exposure to electromagnetic fields (10 MHz – 300 GHz) – General public EN 50366:2003 Household and similar electrical appliance – Electromagnetic fields – Method for evaluation and measurements Test Requirement and standard 21 June 2008 Page 6 of 13 emitel AG •Ohmstrasse 1 •94342 Strasskirchen •GERMANY EN 50366:2003 Household and similar electrical appliances – Electromagnetic fields – Methods for evaluation and measurement Defines methods for evaluating the electric field and the magnetic field for frequencies up to 300 GHz around household and similar electrical appliance Electric field: deem to comply with reference levels without testing for appliance. Magnetic field: 10Hz to 400 kHz, above 400 kHz deem to comply without test.
