Base Station Health Risk Assessment and Precautionary Approach

In respect of base stations, the report concluded that "the balance of evidence indicates that there is no general risk to the health of people living near to base stations on the basis that exposures are expected to be small fractions of the International Commission on Non-Ionising Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) public exposure guidelines. However, there can be indirect adverse effects on their well-being in some cases". The report also advised that the possibility of harm could not be ruled out with confidence and that the gaps in knowledge were sufficient to justify a precautionary approach.