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Date of filling in this questionnaire or last update: 24/03/2021
2. EXPOSURE MEASUREMENT DATABASES
Database name
  EMF Occupational Exposure Measurement Database (OEMD)
Institute
  Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal)
Country
  Spain
Contact person
  Javier Vila
Email
  j.vila@epa.ie
References (citation)
  Vila et al. A Source-based Measurement Database for Occupational Exposure Assessment of Electromagnetic Fields in the INTEROCC Study: A Literature Review Approach. Ann Occup Hyg. 2016;60(2):184-204. doi: 10.1093/annhyg/mev076
References (weblinks)
  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26493616/
Type of database
 

  • General
Type of data
 

  • Other
Type of data | Other
  Electromagnetic fields
Level of data
 

  • Individual measurements
Occupational code
  No
Industry code
  No
Main categories
 

  • Physical Agents
Physical Agents
 

  • Radiation
  • Other (specify)
Physical Agents | Specify: Other
  Electromagnetic fields
Work/non-work interface
 

  • Other (specify)
Work/non-work interface | Specify: Other
  EMF source-based measurements
Number (specify)
  307 (12%)
Number (specify)
  2215 (88%)
Region(s)
 

  • No region axis [specify global region to which JEM is applicable]
Specify global region
  16 countries: Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, UK, and USA
First year
  1974
Last year
  2013
Median
  1995
Worker ID
  Not Applicable
Location ID
  Not Applicable
Work task
  Not Applicable
PPE
  Not Applicable
Ventilation
  Not Applicable
Indoors/outdoors
  Not Applicable
Unit of measurements
  Yes
Sampling duration
  Yes
Measurement strategy
  Yes
Measurement reason
  Yes
Limit of detection
  Not Applicable
Data source(s)
 

  • Literature review
Relation with other databases
 

  • SEM, RF-JEM
Availability
 

  • Upon request
Strengths
  Source-based individual measurements including details about distance, frequency etc
Weaknesses
  Not all details are available for all measurements