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Precautionary Guidelines and Measurement Worksheet
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EMF GUIDELINES FOR SLEEPING SPACES and HIGH USE AREAS
The BauBiology (Building Biology) EMF Evaluation Guidelines
are based on the
precautionary principle and fifty years of accumulated building biology experience and
knowledge, as well as on outside scientific research and studies, and they focus on solutions
that are practicable and achievable.
The BioInitiative Report 2012 EMF Precautionary Guidelines
are also noted, authored by
29 medical and science professionals worldwide and based on over 1,800 studies in the last
20 years, with protective levels set specifically with regard to EMF’s biological harm .
Both highly respected precautionary standards are set in place with specific regard for the
potential long-term exposure and risks associated with sleeping areas, and the fragile
window of opportunity that sleep presents for biological and metabolic regeneration. They
also serve as guidelines for areas we frequently spend time in.
No Concern
This category provides the highest degree of precaution. It reflects the
unexposed natural conditions or the common and nearly inevitable background level of our
modern living environment.
Slight Concern
As a precaution and especially with regard to sensitive and ill people,
remediation should be carried out whenever it is possible.
Serious/Severe Concern
Values in this category are not acceptable from a building biology
point of view, they call for action. Remediation should be carried out soon. In addition to
numerous case histories, scientific studies indicate biological effects and health problems
within this reference range.
Extreme Concern
These values call for immediate and rigorous action. In this category
international guidelines and recommendations for public and occupational exposures may be
reached or even exceeded.
TIPS:
Make a separate copy to record meter measurements for each room. Record all
devices & appliances in each room and assign into categories of slight, serious or extreme
concern. If several sources of risk are identified within a single category or they occur in a
high-use areas (i.e. where you sit or stand for extended periods), be more critical in the final
assessment.
The goal of this worksheet is to realistically evaluate the human-exposure-level.
