ICNIRP Guidelines Compliance and Independent Audits

All new base stations will meet the ICNIRP guidelines. that an independent random audit of base stations should be carried out to give the public confidence that emissions to which the public are exposed do not exceed the ICNIRP public exposure guidelines. During 2001 surveys were undertaken by the Radiocommunications Agency (RA). The initial focus of the audit has been schools with base stations on their premises. Over 100 surveys have now been completed, including 6 school sites in Northern Ireland, with all measurements so far showing emissions to be hundreds of times below the ICNIRP guidelines. Full results are published on the RA website at www.radio.gov.uk. These results are currently being considered and a decision will shortly be taken on how to progress the audit.