Questions and answers. EMF in the workplace.

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  The purpose of this booklet was to provide information about electromagnetic field (EMF) exposures in the workplace. This booklet describes what researchers have learned about EMFs and identifies some sources of EMFs in various industries. Basic terms concerning electric and magnetic fields are reviewed. Background information is provided about epidemiology, and summaries of major occupational EMF studies are presented. Biological studies that examine EMF effects on animals and individual cells are described. A sampling of opinions from individuals and organizations that have studied the EMF issue are offered. Current United States government EMF research efforts are delineated. Typical EMF exposures in various work environments were discussed and EMF sources were identified. Sources of additional information on EMFs are listed.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Age Factors Demography Ergonomics Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Musculoskeletal Diseases Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Smokers Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Construction-workers Electrical-fields Electrical-workers Electromagnetic-fields Magnetic-fields Nonionizing-radiation Occupational-exposure Radiation-exposure
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Other
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-66
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00234643
• Citation:
  NIOSH 1996 Sep; :1-66
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1996
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  NIOSH, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, and U.S. Department of Energy, Publication No. DOE/GO-10095-218, 66 pages, 257 references
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:ec545b138db1ecbfa121f84bfa0f6cc94af51e965d38664a31af7ffdbc1d8a89893c0c1a06c3df3a90aadbf8b3210b3c23a67247b0f8c90109cfac8ca863a126
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/180957/cdc_180957_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.88 MB ]