IEEE Standards C95.6-2002 and C95.1-2005
IEEE Standards C95.6-2002 and C95.1-2005 provide basic restrictions and maximum permissible exposure values to protect against established adverse effects in humans from exposure to electric, magnetic and electromagnetic fields at frequencies from 0 to 3 kHz (C95.6) and 3 kHz to 300 GHz (C95.1).The basic restrictions are based on thresholds for established effects and interaction mechanisms, with an adequate margin of safety, and include in situ electric field strength for the region where effects associated with electrostimulation predominate, specific absorption rate (SAR) for the region where tissue and wholebody heating predominate, and incident power density for the region where surface heating predominates. Maximum permissible exposure values dervived from the basic restrictions, expressed in terms of incident electric and magnetic field strength, incident power density, and induced and contact current, are also provided. These recommendations are based on the results of a comprehensive review of the relevant scientific literature and evaluation of the weight of the scientific evidence. The basic restrictions and maximum permissible exposure values are intended to apply to all human exposures except for exposure of patients by, or under the direction of, physicians and medical professionals.