Taking Heed from Trusted Agencies


 

1

_The European Parliament on the Environment

_The European Parliament on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety has stated: ‘the limits of exposure to electromagnetic fields which have been set for the public are obsolete’.
 

2

The Council of Europe

__Earlier this year (2011), the Council of Europe recommended that restrictions be put on the use of mobile phones and access to the internet (Wi-Fi) in all schools across the continent to protect young children from harmful radiation.
 

3

IARC (International Agency for Research on Cancer), The World Health Organisation

_On the 31st May 2011, the World Health Organisation classified non-ionising radiation (as emitted from a Wi-Fi router) as a 2B carcinogen. This classification means that it is a possible carcinogen to humans. Source: IARC Press Release No 208 or IARC PDF download
 

4

The Trades Union Congress: Occupational Cancer

_A Workplace Guide (TUC, London, November 2008) on page 6 states that “Caution should be used to prevent exposure to substances in Group 2B.” The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations and COSHH (Control of Substances Hazardous to Health) means that the first step must always be to remove the hazard altogether if possible. Source: TUC, Occupational Cancer, A Workplace Guide
 

5

ICNIRP (the very agency which sets safety limits for non-ionising radiation)

_ICNIRP makes the following statement in its ICNIRP STATEMENT entitled General Approach to Protection Against Non-Ionizing Radiation, page 8, 'People being protected':
 
 
_'Different groups in a population may have differences in their ability to tolerate a particular NIR exposure. For example, children, the elderly, and some chronically ill people might have a lower tolerance for one or more forms of NIR exposure than the rest of the population. Under such circumstances, it may be useful or necessary to development separate guideline levels for different groups within the population, but it may be more effective to adjust the guidelines for the general population to include such groups.'  Source: ICNIRP or ICNIRP PDF document
 

6

Department of Health (Advice)

'... the UK Chief Medical Officers advise that children and young people should be encouraged to use mobile phones for essential purposes only...'  Source: NHS leaflet
 

7

European Parliament

_27.  Is greatly concerned about the fact that insurance companies are tending to exclude coverage for the risks associated with EMFs from the scope of liability insurance policies, the implication clearly being that European insurers are already enforcing their version of the precautionary principle. Source: European Parliament