Once again, my editorial starts with a look at the Directive 2013/35/EU on the “minimum health and safety requirements regarding the exposure of workers to the risks arising from physical agents (electromagnetic fields)”. The preparation of national regulations implementing the Directive is still underway, but I expect it to be finished soon, as the regulations shall be brought into force in the summer.
According to the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health (STM) website, Finland is also working on a legislation project relating to non-ionizing radiation, including extremely low-frequency electric and magnetic fields. This work is part of the overall reform of the radiation legislation, having the purpose of transposing the new EU directive on radiation safety into national law.
I have again found some interesting publications for this bulletin. The first three are about field exposure and childhood leukemia, with my attention particularly drawn to the publication focusing on magnetic field exposure from underground cables. When reading this paper, an important point to note is that both AC and DC cables are included. The nature of exposure is, therefore, at least to some extent, different than that in the vicinity of conventional overhead power lines.
I hope you enjoy reading this summary in English!
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