Current Intelligence Bulletin 33 – Radiofrequency (RF) Sealers and Heaters: Potential Health Hazards and Their Prevention

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  The potential health hazards and the prevention of such hazards from radiofrequency (RF) sealers and heaters are reviewed and evaluated. The present OSHA standard for RF exposure at a power density of 10 milliwatts per square centimeter is intended to prevent adverse thermal effects. NIOSH recommends that future research projects dealing with RF energy meet requirements for better exposure dosimetry and quantification of biological effects, use of adequate experimental controls, and uniform reporting of experimental parameters and results. To protect workers from unwarranted exposure to RF energy, both NIOSH and OSHA recommend the use of properly designed and installed shielding material, the limitation of access to RF sealers and heaters to properly trained personnel, the posting of warning signs, the development of medical monitoring for exposure to RF energy, and the regular measurement of RF energy levels in the workplace. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Electromagnetic Phenomena Occupational Health Radiation Radiation Protection Safety Safety Management Workplace
• Keywords:
  Analytical-methods Biophysics DOL-Report Electromagnetic-fields NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Current-Intelligence-Bulletin-No-33 Radiation-hazards Radiation-shielding Safety-measures Sealed-systems Workplace-studies

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• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• Subseries:
  Current Intelligence Bulletin
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB80107
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Handout/Flyer
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  OECSP - Office of Extramural Coordination and Special Projects ; DCDSD - Division of Criteria Documents and Standards Development ; DBBS - Division of Biomedical and Behavioral Sciences
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-19
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00094291
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB80-176332
• Citation:
  Rockville, MD: U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHEW (NIOSH) Publication No. 80-107 (CIB 33), 1979 Dec; :1-19
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1980
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:f1dc50e4b4093d5d08ca14972108d0362369b30a6d4297af21f311564b628b74639cf87fe853195c3818d614c731ef298367c159b3de7f452b6024ecedb4f505
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/209390/cdc_209390_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.65 MB ]