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Workers with Cardiac AIMD Exposed to EMF: Methods and Case Studies for Risk Analysis in the Framework of the European Regulations

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  • Eugenio Mattei

    (Department of Cardiovascular, Endocrine-Metabolic Diseases and Aging, National Institute of Health, 00199 Rome, Italy)

  • Federica Censi

    (Department of Cardiovascular, Endocrine-Metabolic Diseases and Aging, National Institute of Health, 00199 Rome, Italy)

  • Giovanni Calcagnini

    (Department of Cardiovascular, Endocrine-Metabolic Diseases and Aging, National Institute of Health, 00199 Rome, Italy)

  • Rosaria Falsaperla

    (Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene, Italian Workers’ Compensation Authority, 00078 Roma, Italy)

Abstract

Workers with cardiac active implantable medical devices (AIMD), such as a pacemaker (PM) or an implantable defibrillator (ICD), are considered by the occupational health and safety regulation framework as a particularly sensitive risk group that must be protected against the dangers caused by the interference of electromagnetic field (EMF). In this paper, we first describe the general methodology that shall be followed for the risk assessment of employees with a cardiac AIMD exposed to EMF, according to the EU regulation, and in particular to the EN 50527-2-1:2016 and 50527-2-2:2018 standards. Then, three case studies related to specific EMF sources are presented, to better describe how the initial analysis of the risk assessment can be performed in practice, and to understand if a further specific risk assessment analysis is required or not.

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  • Eugenio Mattei & Federica Censi & Giovanni Calcagnini & Rosaria Falsaperla, 2021. "Workers with Cardiac AIMD Exposed to EMF: Methods and Case Studies for Risk Analysis in the Framework of the European Regulations," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(18), pages 1-15, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:18:p:9709-:d:636094
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