EU adopts compromise on electromagnetic exposure reg review
The European Union (EU) has reached an informal agreement on the review of legislation to limit worker exposure to electromagnetic fields (EMF) – although it didn't take into consideration demands from trade unions to look at the long-term effects on human health of exposure to these fields.
According to the European Trade Union Institute (ETUI), uncertainty over the increasing use and risks of technology which produces electromagnetic fields (e.g. mobile phone, MRI scans in hospitals, personal computers etc.) caused the EU in 2004 to adopt legislation setting minimum requirements and limits for exposure of workers to the effects of EMF.