Workshop on EMF and Health: Science and Policy

Workshop on EMF and Health: Science and Policy to address public concerns,
Brussels, 11-12 February 2009

Venue: Auditorium, Breydel Building, Avenue d’Auderghem 45, 1040 Brussels

• Programme 
• List of participating organisations Presentations

  Session 1 – The current EU regulatory framework

• The current EU precautionary approach on EMF: Council Recommendation 1999/519/EC (410KB)
  L. Bontoux
  Health and Consumers Directorate General, European Commission
• The role of standards in product safety: products and equipment emitting EMF  (210KB)
  P. Chadwick
  CENELEC
• Exposure of Workers to EMF in the European Union: Challenges and state of play  (225KB)
  G. Herbillon
  Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities Directorate General, European Commission
• From scientific advice to safety in the EU product legislation (415KB)
  M. Bogers
  Enterprise and Industry Directorate General, European Commission

Session 2 – The latest assessments

• Conclusions of the BioInitiative Report  (1MB)
  M. Kundi
  BioInitiative Organizing Committee
• Health Effects of Exposure to EMF  (85KB)
  M.-O. Mattsson
  Member of SCENIHR – WG on EMF
• The view from a broad European scientific consortium: the EMF-NET conclusions  (250KB)
  P. Ravazzani
  Institute of Biomedical Engineering, the National Research Council in Milan

Session 3 – Comparing assessment approaches

• The EMF-NET Methodology and Interpretation of Evidence  (350KB)
  G. d’Inzeo
  University “Sapienza” of Rome – Italy
• The BioInitiative Methodology  (530KB)
  M. Kundi
  BioInitiative Organizing Committee
• Epidemiology in EMF- Research Strength and Limitations  (145KB)
  J. Olsen
  UCLA
• The SCENIHR Assessment on EMF – Methodology  (110KB)
  M.-O. Mattsson
  Member of SCENIHR – WG on EMF
• The SCENIHR Assessment on EMF  (275KB)
  J. Schüz
  Member of SCENIHR – WG on EMF
• The View from ICNIRP  (400KB)
  Paolo Vecchia
  ICNIRP

Session 4 – Positions from the stakeholders

• Why people are worried about EMF: a UK perspective  (200KB)
  E. O’Connor
  UK Radiation Research Trust
• EMF: Specific issues related to the workplace  (85KB)
  M. Sapir
  European Trade Union Institute
• Health, Information and Good Practice  (1MB)
  A. Freeman
  GSMA Europe
• Health & Environment Alliance  (320KB)
  C. Farrar-Hockley
  Health & Environment Alliance
• International EMF Policy Developments  (145KB)
  M. Milligan
  Mobile Manufacturers Forum
• EMF Risk Communication Five Cardinal Rules  (1.5MB)
  P. Wiedemann
  Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH
• EMF: Evaluating Evidence and Use of the Precautionary Principle  (870KB)
  D. Gee
  European Environment Agency