EMF COMP
Construction
Building near a substation, power line or phone mast?
Then two questions need answering. Is the site safe for the trades working on it? And will the finished building be safe, and compliant, for the people who use it? We answer both, at any stage from design to handover. We work alongside your site team, so the programme keeps moving. EMF, EMI or EMC: tell us the problem. Chartered, independent, award-winning. Get in touch for a free consultation.
EMF Regulations and Guidance
Every construction employer must comply with the Control of Electromagnetic Fields at Work Regulations 2016, or CEMFAW. In practice: know which sources on or near your site produce strong fields, assess how much exposure your workers get, and act if it is too high. Workers with pacemakers, defibrillators or other implants must be protected at much lower levels. So must the public nearby. Our Managing Director, Dr Richard Findlay, is a Fellow of the Society for Radiological Protection and past Chair of its EMF Safety Committee. He co-wrote the European Commission’s practical guide to the EMF Directive, the law behind the UK Regulations.
Trusted Advice
Construction projects raise the question in both directions. Will the fields already there affect your building, its occupants or its equipment? And will your new substation, plant room or cabling affect the neighbours? We have answered both on many projects. Because we can model a building before it exists, problems are found on the drawings, where they are cheap to fix. Often the fix is simple: move the plant room, re-route a cable, add distance. If shielding really is needed, we advise on what to specify. We don’t sell it, so the advice is impartial. You finish with a report the client, the design team and the planners can rely on.
Prompt, Dependable Service
Construction moves fast. So do we. Tell us the programme and we will fit around it. You get a fixed fee before we start, a survey that doesn’t hold up the trades, and a full report on time.
High Field Sources in The Construction Sector
Sources of strong electromagnetic fields in the construction sector include:
- Substations
- Switchrooms
- High power electrical cables
- Overhead power lines
- Phone masts
- Rooftop antennas
- Electrical transformers
Affiliated Organisation
EMFcomp is SafeContractor accredited and an Affiliate of the Society for Radiological Protection. We have completed more than 500 EMF assessments, for main contractors, M&E designers and developers among others. We also assess interference between equipment (EMI and EMC), a common question where sensitive kit sits near new electrical plant. Tell us what worries you. We will tell you whether it should.
“The professionalism and level of organising, managing and working with the EMFcomp team was of a very high standard. The quality of the report and depth of information was exactly what was required for us to determine the design of future spaces.”
Graeme Watson, Technical Manager – School of Engineering, Newcastle University
