EMF COMP
Overhead Power Line Evaluations
Overhead power lines transport electricity at various high voltages, from 400 kV to 400 V.
Overhead power lines are unshielded, so they produce electric and magnetic fields in the space beneath and beside them. If those power frequency fields are strong enough, they can affect people’s health. Low frequency field exposure has been our business for decades. Our award-winning, chartered experts survey and model overhead lines of any voltage, design or construction, thoroughly and meticulously, so you can show that your site, development or grid connection meets the current legal requirements and ICNIRP guidelines for EMF exposure.
Experts in EMF Exposure Compliance
Building under a line, working near one, or applying for consent for a new one? We act as an independent third party and stay impartial in both our surveys and our recommendations. We explain as we go, so you understand what the EMF regulations require and can choose the right remedial action. At 50 Hz the public reference levels are 100 µT and 5 kV/m, and we assess against those, the Control of Electromagnetic Fields at Work Regulations and the Government’s Code of Practice on power line EMF. Our Managing Director, Dr Richard Findlay, is a Fellow of the Society for Radiological Protection and past Chair of its EMF Safety Committee, which keeps us at the forefront of compliance practice. We work quickly and professionally on the low frequency electric and magnetic fields from overhead lines, and take particular care over employees at particular risk, such as those fitted with cardiac devices.
Quality, Confidence, Competence
Bring us in at any stage, from route selection and planning to construction and operation. We work alongside your site teams and third-party contractors, so the EMF survey causes minimal disruption to the programme. You can see what we are doing throughout, and we are happy to provide progress reports or answer questions at any point in the assessment.
Professional Guidance
EMF regulations and standards are a maze. We know the way through. Every assessment ends in a detailed report with clear guidance and recommendations for your application, written so that planners, clients and safety teams can all follow it. We carry out electromagnetic radiation surveys in all kinds of workplace and on open land, anywhere in the UK and overseas, and take EMF measurements where and when it suits your organisation.
