TC95/C95.1 Rev. WG - SCC39/Technical Committee 95/C95.1 Revision Working Group

Marvin Ziskin

Recommendations are made to protect against established adverse health effects in humans resulting from exposure to electric, magnetic and electromagnetic fields in the frequency range of 0 Hz to 300 GHz. The recommendations are expressed in terms of exposure reference levels (ERLs) and dosimetric reference levels (DRLs). The DRLs are limits on in situ electric field strength, specific absorption rate (SAR), and incident power density; the ERLs, which are derived from the DRLs, are limits on external fields and induced and contact current. This standard is intended to apply to all human exposures except for exposure of patients under medical supervision. The recommendations are not intended for the purpose of preventing interference with medical and other devices that may exhibit susceptibility to radio frequency (RF) fields. The recommendations at 300 GHz are consistent with existing recommendations for safe exposure in the infrared frequency range, which begins at 300 GHz, cf., ANSI Z136.1, and IEC 60825-1.

Superseded by IEEE Std C95.1-2005 This Amendment will clarify the standard by specifically defining additional portions of the human body, e.g., the outer ear (pinna), as extremities subject to similar specific absorption rate (SAR) limits as extremities already defined, e.g., hands, feet, wrist and ankles

This amendment to IEEE Std C95.1-2005 specifies ceiling values for induced and contact current requirements, clarifies distinctions between ?localized exposure? and ?peak power density. (The PDF of this standard is available at no cost compliments of the GETIEEEC95 program located at https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/browse/standards/get-program/page)

The interactions of electromagnetic fields with biological systems are by their very nature extraordinarily variable. The standard addresses this variability in the research database and presents as seamlessly as possible exposure limits to protect human beings against established adverse health effects from exposures to electric, magnetic and electromagnetic fields in the frequency range 0 Hz to 300 GHz. These exposure limits are intended to apply generally to persons permitted in restricted environments and to the general public in unrestricted environments. These exposure limits are not intended to apply to the exposure of patients by or under the direction of physicians and medical professionals, as well as exposure of informed volunteers in medical or scientific research studies and might not be protective with respect to the use of medical devices or implants.