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Document ID (ISN)41867
CIS number 84-693
Year 1982
Convention or series no. DIN 57 848 = VDE 0848
Author(s)
(Deutsche Elektrotechnische Kommission im DIN und VDE)
Title Hazards due to electromagnetic fields - Methods of measurement and calculation
Original title Gefährdung durch elektromagnetische Felder - Mess- und Berechnungsverfahren [in German]
Bibliographic information Beuth Verlag GmbH, Burggrafenstrasse 4-10, D-1000 Berlin 30, Feb. 1982. 16p. Illus. Price: DM.16.80.
Abstract This DIN standard, also approved as a VDE rule, specifies the methods of measurement and calculation for evaluating the potential hazard associated with electromagnetic fields of frequency 10kHz-3000GHz. Definitions of technical terms. Description of methods for measuring electric and magnetic field strength, flux density, electric voltage and current, and available power. Calculation of parameters. (English translation may be obtained from: Health and Safety Executive, Translation Services, Harpur Hill, Buxton, Derbyshire SK17 9JN, United Kingdom).
Descriptors (primary) Germany (Federal Republic of); electric fields; magnetic fields; electromagnetic fields; radiofrequency radiation
Descriptors (secondary) hazard evaluation; field strength measurement; standard; translation; power density measurement
Document type F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards
Subject(s) Radiation
Broad subject area(s)
Browse category(ies) Electricity
Electromagnetic fields
Non-ionizing radiation