IEEE C95.1-2019 - IEEE Approved Draft Standard for Safety Levels with Respect to Human Exposure to Electric, Magnetic and Electromagnetic Fields, 0 Hz to 300 GHz

Standard Details

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.

Sponsor Committee	SASB/SCC39 - SCC39 - International Committee on Electromagnetic Safety
Status	Active
Board Approval	2019-02-08

Additional Resources Details

PAR	Approved PAR
Historical Base Standard	C95_1-2005

Working Group Details

Working Group	TC95/C95.1 Rev. WG - SCC39/Technical Committee 95/C95.1 Revision Working Group
Working Group Chair	Marvin Ziskin
Sponsor Committee	SASB/SCC39 - SCC39 - International Committee on Electromagnetic Safety
IEEE Program Manager	Patricia Roder
Active Projects	Active PC95.1-2019/Cor 1 - IEEE Draft Standard for Safety Levels with Respect to Human Exposure to Electric, Magnetic and Electromagnetic Fields, 0 Hz to 300 GHz - Corrigendum 1 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.
Existing Standards	Superseded C95.1b-2004 - IEEE Standard for Safety Levels with Respect to Human Exposure to Radio Frequency Electromagnetic Fields, 3 kHz to 300 GHz - Amendment 2: Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) Limits for the Pinna 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
	Superseded C95.1-2005 - IEEE Standard for Safety Levels with Respect to Human Exposure to Radio Frequency Electromagnetic Fields, 3 kHz to 300 GHz Recommendations to protect against harmful effects in human beings exposed to electromagnetic fields in the frequency range from 3 kHz to 300 GHz are provided in this standard. These recommendations are intended to apply in controlled environments and for general population exposure. These recommendations are not intended to apply to the exposure of patients by or under the direction of physicians and medical professionals. (The PDF of this standards is available at no cost. "IEEE Get Program" grants public access to view and download individual PDFs of select standards at no charge. Visit http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/servlet/opac?punumber=10830 for details.)
	Active C95.1a-2010 - IEEE Standard for Safety Levels with Respect to Human Exposure to Radio Frequency Electromagnetic Fields, 3 kHz to 300 GHz Amendment 1: Specifies Ceiling Limits for Induced and Contact Current, Clarifies Distinctions between Localized Exposure and Spatial Peak Power Density 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)