Towards National Guidelines for Managing the Effects of Radiofrequency TransmittersDate of publication: July 1999
Submissions have Closed
In March 1998, the Government directed the Ministry for the Environment in partnership with the Ministry of Health, and in consultation with interested groups, to draft national guidelines on managing the effects of radio-frequency transmission facilities. The guidelines must include guidance on:
- exposure levels
- resource management plans and processes
- monitoring
- risk management and communication
- any other issues arising from consultation.
The Ministry of Health is responsible for guidance on health effects. The Ministry for the Environment is responsible for guidance on resource management issues.
The Ministries have consulted with representatives from community groups, the telecommunications industry and territorial authorities throughout the development of draft national guidelines. During 1999 and following the analysis of submissions from this discussion document, final national guidelines will be published.
Submissions Closed on Thursday, 30 September 1999.
The Ministries are particularly interested in your response to the following:
Section 2: Is there sufficient information on radiofrequency fields and technology. Do you understand it or do parts of it need clarifying?
Section 3: Is there enough information on how scientists assess health risks? Does it provide you with a better understanding of why the results from one study do not discredit the general scientific consensus?
Section 4: Is the advice from the Ministry of Health clear? Are there any health issues which have not been sufficiently addressed?
Section 5: Are there any unresolved questions?
Section 8: Is this section helpful?. Is there anything which has not been addressed?
- Do you think that it would be useful to establish an interagency committee, reporting to the Director General of health, to report on future research?
- Do you think that it would be useful for there to be a monitoring programme of sites throughout the country to provide the public with more assurance that these sites operate within international standards?
- Do you think the guidelines will be useful in resolving the debate on siting issues?
If there are sections of text which you do not agree with or consider unclear it would be helpful if you could provide suggested alternative text.
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Towards National Guideline for Managing the Effects of Radiofrequency Transmitters
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Includes: Issues identified through consultation; Radiofrequency fields and technology; Health effects and exposure standards
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Includes: Ministry of Health recommended policy on exposures to radiofrequency fields; Guidance on environmental effects; Guidance to applicants
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Includes: References; Glossary; Appendices
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