EMF COMP
Energy
High voltage means electric fields. High current means magnetic fields. The energy sector has plenty of both.
The question is always the same: where can staff and the public safely stand or work? We answer it with measurement, and with modelling where the plant is not built yet. Overhead lines, cables, transformers, generators, switchgear: we assess them all. Chartered, independent, award-winning. Get in touch for a free consultation.
EMF Regulations and Guidance
Energy companies must comply with the Control of Electromagnetic Fields at Work Regulations 2016, or CEMFAW. The steps are straightforward: identify the sources, measure or calculate the exposure, compare it with the legal limits, and act where needed. Staff with pacemakers, defibrillators or other implants must be protected at much lower levels. So must members of the public near your site, who are assessed against the lower ICNIRP public levels. Our Managing Director, Dr Richard Findlay, is a Chartered Radiation Protection Professional, 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.
Wide-ranging Experience
Nuclear power stations. Gas-fired and biomass plants. Wind farms, solar farms and landfill gas. Converter stations and grid connections. Substations of every size. We have measured or modelled the fields at all of them. We work quickly and without fuss, alongside your site teams. And we take particular care over ‘workers at particular risk’. These are people who must be protected at much lower levels than everyone else: anyone with a pacemaker or defibrillator, anyone with a metal implant such as a plate, screw or rod, and expectant mothers. We identify the areas that matter for them, mark them clearly, and write the findings in language the individual can understand.
High Field Sources in The Energy Sector
The energy sources that most often turn out to matter:
- Substations
- Switchrooms
- High power electrical cables
- Overhead power lines
- Inverters
- Rectifiers
- Electrical transformers
Prompt, Dependable Service
Outage window? Planning deadline? Tell us the date. We agree the scope and a fixed fee before we start, survey around your operations, and deliver a full report without cutting corners. Tight programmes are normal in this sector, and we plan for them.
