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Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences Featured Resources provide the latest information on workplace safety, health and well-being. Additional information can be filtered by topic in the supporting navigation to the left of the article content.
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New Studies Link Cell Phone Radiation with Cancer
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/new-studies-link-cell-phone-radiation-with-cancer/
Researchers call for greater caution, but skeptics say the evidence from rat studies is not convincing as documented in this recent publication from Scientific American.
Source: SA
Health topics Radiation, Non-ionizing
http://www.who.int/topics/radiation_non_ionizing/en/
Non-ionizing radiation is the term given to radiation in the part of the electromagnetic spectrum where there is insufficient energy to cause ionization. Access resources from the World Health Organization on this site.
Source: WHO
OSHA Safety and Health Topic: Radiofrequency/Microwave Radiation
http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/radiofrequencyradiation/index.html
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration addresses what standards apply to radiofrequency and microwave radiation, health effects related to exposure, examples of safety programs and more.
Source: OSHA
NIOSH Safety and Health Topic: EMF (Electric and Magnetic Fields)
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/emf
This topic page addresses NIOSH research on protecting workers from proven and possible EMF health risks and provides access to NIOSH publications.
Source: NIOSH
OSHA Safety and Health Topics: Extremely Low Frequency (ELF) Radiation
http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/elfradiation/
Extremely low frequency (ELF) fields includes alternating current (AC) fields and other electromagnetic, non-ionizing radiation from 1 Hz to 300 Hz.
Source: OSHA
OSHA Safety and Health Topics: Non-Ionizing Radiation
http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/radiation_nonionizing/index.html
Non-ionizing radiation is described as a series of energy waves composed of oscillating electric and magnetic fields traveling at the speed of light (UV, visible light, IR, MW, RF, and ELF).
Source: OSHA
Ultraviolet Light Safety Guidelines
http://www.safety.rochester.edu/ih/uvlight.html
This fact sheet on ultraviolet light safety guidelines was developed by University of Rochester for staff
Source: University of Rochester
Radio Frequency Safety
http://www.fcc.gov/oet/rfsafety/rf-faqs.html
Frequently asked questions about the safety of radiofrequency (RF) and microwave emissions from transmitters and facilities regulated by the FCC.
Source: FCC