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The BfS (Federal Office for Radiation Protection) oversees European limit values and regulations related to radiation and electromagnetic fields, ensuring protection against high-frequency fields, low-frequency electric and magnetic fields, and other environmental radiation sources, aligning safety standards across Europe.

The ICNIRP guidelines are designed to provide protection to all people (including children) against all established health hazards. Compliance standards describe the methods used to determine that exposures from wireless network antennas or mobile devices are less than the recommended exposure limits. The international compliance standards for base stations and mobile phones are IEC62232 and IEC62209, respectively.

The purpose of this regulation is to protect people from harmful or annoying non-ionizing radiation.

Legal frameworks at national, European, and international levels regulate electrosmog through acts and ordinances. Key regulations include Switzerland's Environmental Protection Act and the Verordnung über den Schutz vor nichtionisierender Strahlung, ensuring safe electromagnetic exposure limits.

Electromagnetic fields are omnipresent in our environment, generated naturally by phenomena like thunderstorms and used by animals for navigation, as well as artificially through medical devices, electrical appliances, and wireless communications. They can impact health depending on their intensity and frequency.

Today, operating under the rules and oversight of the IEEE Standards Association Standards Board, the International Committee on Electromagnetic Safety (ICES) is responsible for development of standards for the safe use of electromagnetic energy in the range of 0 Hz to 300 GHz..

ICNIRP is an independent organization that develops science-based guidelines to limit non-ionizing electromagnetic exposure, including RF, UV, infrared, and ultrasound. It aims to protect public health by providing evidence-based advice on the safe use of electromagnetic fields across various technologies.

Electrosmog refers to non-ionizing electromagnetic radiation from sources like mobile networks. Monitoring since 2021 aims to assess exposure levels and health effects, with research focused on filling knowledge gaps. The Swiss government sets precautionary limit values to protect public health.