Safety

EMF Information

The use of electricity is an integral part of everyday life. Power frequency electric and magnetic fields (EMF) exist wherever there is a flow of electric current. Common sources of EMF in our everyday environments include electrical wiring in homes, offices, stores and public buildings such as schools and hospitals, home appliances, office and business equipment, as well as overhead and underground power lines. In modern society, we are exposed to EMF at home, in schools, in shopping malls and at work. Since the late 1970s, a large amount of scientific research has been conducted on EMF. Public health agencies, such as the World Health Organization (WHO) and the U.S. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) have found that the results of the research do not show that exposure to electric power EMF causes or contributes to adverse health effects.

Additional information on EMF that you may want to review is available from a number of sources, including:

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