IEEE standards

IEEE standards

Recommendations are given to prevent harmful effects in human beings exposed to electromagnetic fields in the frequency range of 0-3 kHz. The recommendations are intended to apply to exposures of the general public (>>), as well as to individuals in controlled environments.

Basic restrictions

Internal electric fields

Part of body Limit for controlled exposures (50 Hz)
Brain

44.3 mV/m

Heart

0.943 V/m

Hands, wrists, feet, ankles

2.10 V/m

Other

2.10 V/m

Maximum permissible exposures (MCE)

50 Hz magnetic field

Part of body Limit for controlled exposures (50 Hz)
Head and torso

2.71 mT

Arms and legs

75.8 mT

50 Hz electric field: 20 kV/m (but in some conditions it can be acceptable to exceed)
Note that this value is not derived from basic restriction but from indirect effects like microshocks.

IEEE standards

Recommendations are given to prevent harmful effects in human beings exposed to electromagnetic fields in the frequency range of 0-3 kHz. The recommendations are intended to apply to exposures of the general public (>>), as well as to individuals in controlled environments.

Maximum permissible exposures (MCE)

50 Hz magnetic field

Part of body Limit for controlled exposures (50 Hz)
Head and torso

2.71 mT

Arms and legs

75.8 mT

50 Hz electric field

Part of body Limit for controlled exposures (50 Hz)
Brain

44.3 mV/m

Heart

0.943 V/m

Hands, wrists, feet, ankles

2.10 V/m

Other

2.10 V/m

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