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    I.S. EN 50647:2017

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    BASIC STANDARD FOR THE EVALUATION OF WORKERS' EXPOSURE TO ELECTRIC AND MAGNETIC FIELDS FROM EQUIPMENT AND INSTALLATIONS FOR THE PRODUCTION, TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRICITY

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  01-01-2017

    Publisher:  National Standards Authority of Ireland

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    National Foreword
    European foreword
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms, definitions, physical quantities,
       units and abbreviations
    4 Assessment procedure
    5 Collection of technical data
    6 Methods for assessing exposure of workers
    7 Assessment against exposure limits for the
       public
    8 Assessment against Action Levels
    9 Assessment against Exposure Limit Values
    10 Exposure to DC fields
    11 Exposure to contact currents
    12 Exposure during transients and fault
       conditions
    13 Additional requirements for the employer
    Annex A (informative) - Assessment of harmonics in
            magnetic fields
    Annex B (normative) - 50 Hz magnetic field sources in
            the environment of equipment and installations for
            production, transmission and distribution of electricity
    Annex C (informative) - Examples of application of the
            different assessment criteria
    Annex D (informative) - Method for deriving
            Exposure-Limit-Equivalent-Fields (LEFs)
    Annex E (informative) - Considerations about DC magnetic
            fields in electrical companies
    Annex F (informative) - contact currents
    Annex G (informative) - Exposure during transient and fault
            conditions
    Bibliography

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    Defines a general procedure to assess workers' exposure to electric and magnetic fields (EMF) in work places associated with the production, transmission and distribution of electric energy, and to demonstrate compliance with exposure limit values and action levels as stated in the Council and European Parliament 'EMF' Directive 2013/35/EU.

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    Document Type Standard
    Publisher National Standards Authority of Ireland
    Status Current

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    EN 50160 : 2010 AMD 1 2015 VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS OF ELECTRICITY SUPPLIED BY PUBLIC ELECTRICITY NETWORKS
    EN 62311:2008 Assessment of electronic and electrical equipment related to human exposure restrictions for electromagnetic fields (0 Hz - 300 GHz)
    EN 62226-2-1:2005 Exposure to electric or magnetic fields in the low and intermediate frequency range - Methods for calculating the current density and internal electric field induced in the human body - Part 2-1: Exposure to magnetic fields - 2D models
    EN 61786-1:2014 Measurement of DC magnetic, AC magnetic and AC electric fields from 1 Hz to 100 kHz with regard to exposure of human beings - Part 1: Requirements for measuring instruments
    EN 50527-1:2016 Procedure for the assessment of the exposure to electromagnetic fields of workers bearing active implantable medical devices - Part 1: General
    IEC 62226-2-1:2004 Exposure to electric or magnetic fields in the low and intermediate frequency range - Methods for calculating the current density and internal electric field induced in the human body - Part 2-1: Exposure to magnetic fields - 2D models
    IEEE C95.6-2002 IEEE Standard for Safety Levels With Respect to Human Exposure to Electromagnetic Fields, 0-3 kHz
    IEC 61786-2:2014 Measurement of DC magnetic, AC magnetic and AC electric fields from 1 Hz to 100 kHz with regard to exposure of human beings - Part 2: Basic standard for measurements
    EN 50527-2-1:2016 Procedure for the assessment of the exposure to electromagnetic fields of workers bearing active implantable medical devices - Part 2-1: Specific assessment for workers with cardiac pacemakers
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