A manual of methods for measuring occupational EMF exposures

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• Personal Author:
  Bowman, Joseph D. ; KeIsh MA
• Description:
  Methods for measuring exposures to electric and magnetic fields (EMF) have evolved rapidly, involving new study designs, instruments, and applications to a wide range of work environments. To assist industrial hygienists and researchers, NIOSH is developing a manual that makes successful methods for assessing EMF exposure more widely available. This project is an extension of NIOSH's decades-long program to publish exposure assessment methods for gases, vapors, and aerosols in the Manual of Analytical Methods. Although this predecessor publication has a single validated method for each agent, the EMF manual will contain different protocols that have been used successfully to measure a particular exposure metric. This kind of manual is needed because no single EMF method can meet all research and monitoring needs, given the uncertainty about possible health effects and the relevant exposure metric. Investigators can use this manual as a tool to develop new protocols for their particular needs. Like the Manual of Analytical Methods, the EMF manual will consist of self-contained protocols published in a loose-leaf binder so that new methods can be added in future editions. Each method consists of the detailed instructions preceded by a summary table in a standard format to facilitate comparisons between different methods. The methods collected for the first edition include personal monitoring of extremely low frequency EMF, magnetic field characterization in manufacturing, area measurements of static magnetic fields, and spot measurements surveys. The first edition also contains techniques for quality control/ calibration, and calculation of other exposure metrics. The manual is designed to be a reliable reference with application to a wide variety of occupational and environmental exposure assessments. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Electricity Electromagnetic Phenomena Environmental Monitoring Magnetic Fields Occupational Health Quality Control Radiation Radiation Dosimeters Safety
• Keywords:
  Analytical-instruments Analytical-methods Dosimetry Electrical-fields Electrical-measurement Electromagnetic-fields Electromagnetic-radiation Exposure-assessment Exposure-methods Magnetic-fields Measurement-equipment Monitoring-systems Quality-control Quality-standards

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• Publisher:
  American Industrial Hygiene Association
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Abstract or Summary
• Place as Subject:
  California ; Georgia ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DBBS - Division of Biomedical and Behavioral Sciences
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  38
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20043782
• Citation:
  American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition, May 9-15, 1998, Atlanta, Georgia. Fairfax, VA: American Industrial Hygiene Association, 1998 May; :38
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1998
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition, May 9-15, 1998, Atlanta, Georgia
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:6d0a069e6ffd475e2897feb4e2a9b6bc92142f162a20610d7efea3a19bf92769a5b1adc92988704d6cc1cd56f9f82cbe46ef92740f341087931f75090c79b83d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/195594/cdc_195594_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 646.57 KB ]