Early access offer:Early access: 30% off, for as long as you stay subscribed.

Claim offer

Electromagnetic energy

Radio-frequency and other electromagnetic energy from antennas, transmitters and similar equipment that can cause burns or heating of the body.

Also known as: Exposure to electromagnetic energy, RF over-exposure, Radio frequency radiation, Electromagnetic radiation, Antenna exposure, Exposure to EME

How to control electromagnetic energy

  1. Identify the sources of electromagnetic energy and the exclusion zones around each antenna or transmitter, using the operator's site information.
  2. Ask the carrier or operator to power down or reduce the transmitter before work in its exclusion zone.
  3. Use a personal RF monitor to warn when levels are above safe limits, and keep it on while working near antennas.
  4. Mark the exclusion zones with signs and barriers, and keep other people outside them.
  5. Plan the work to limit the time spent near the antenna, and keep clear of its front-on beam.
  6. Train workers to read the site signs and the warning from the monitor, and to leave the area at once when it alarms.

Typical controls, most effective first. Your SWMS sets the controls for your own job and site.

Templates that cover Electromagnetic energy

SWMS by trade

Hazards that come up alongside it

Legislation these templates cite