Radiofrequency (RF) Radiation: An Invisible Danger

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• Corporate Authors:
  CPWR--The Center for Construction Research and Training ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Radiofrequency (RF) radiation, a type of non-ionizing radiation, is the energy used to transmit wireless information. At low levels it is not considered a hazard. But at the levels produced by telecommunications equipment, including radio, television, and cellular antennas, RF radiation can “pose a considerable health risk” for workers. As demand for cellular and wireless services grows, more of these antennas are being placed on rooftops and sides of buildings. Many are disguised to hide their presence.
  
  RF_Radiation_Web_2.pdf
  
  
• Subjects:
  Construction Industry Electromagnetic Fields/adverse Effects Occupational Exposure/prevention & Control Radiation Exposure Radio Waves/adverse Effects
• Series:
  CPWR - Center for Construction Research and Training Publications
• Subseries:
  Hazard Alerts
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  producción de este documento fue respaldada por el acuerdo cooperativo OH 009762 del Instituto Nacional de Seguridad y Salud Ocupacional (NIOSH)
• Genre:
  Fact Sheet
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Pages in Document:
  1 unnumbered page
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20053812
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:9c6e5abcae1f74ad1e1b44d5dfbdeb121c64bc7f51ac7381bf628c31c3c4dd0f5b1df1916857b9bc2c6e8f19bff62641d34742d76425fa25e709e70fd296b4ed
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/138340/cdc_138340_DS1.pdf
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