Human Safety – Co-simulation of emitting devices and human beings

EMCEA - Human Safety & EMF Exposure Assessment in non-public areas (at work or medical)

In daily life and at work, people are exposed to low- and high-frequency electric, magnetic or electromagnetic fields resulting from a variety of technical applications. Examples are powerline equipment, railways, EAS, PC monitors, high current industry appliances such as welding robots, not to be mentioned all the nice little gimmicks such as cellular and cordless phones, PDAs and RFID-applications in stores.

Furthermore, several machinery in industrial environments like welding-machines and robots, induction heating, microwave heating as well as some medical diagnostic devices are utilizing electromagnetic fields, too.

Thus, industrial workers, craftsmen, and citizens in public areas have to be protected be appropriate safety measures like determination of the actual fields, limitation of actual exposure levels as well as complementing the product development process by suitable EM-simulation support to minimize the impact of electric, magnetic, and even electromagnetic fields to humans.

IMST provides sophisticated services to assess the compliance with current guidelines and standards for human safety in electromagnetic fields.

	Exposure Assessments – Field tests and simulation of electromagnetic fields at work places

Our Service:

• On-Site or laboratory measurements of exposure levels from electric, magnetic and electromagnetic field strengths (RF and LF)
• 3D analysis and co-simulation of EM field sceneries incorporating radiating electronic devices and human body models
• Investigations, studies and consulting on human safety aspects, esp. implanted devices such as cardiac pacemakers or other implants.

IMST offers measurements with calibrated, isotropic, highly sensitive, frequency-selective electric and magnetic field probes. RMS and peak field strengths can be monitored up to 24 hours as well. Of course, our measurement experts analyze the exposure level at your premises, too. In addition, we will give qualified guidance on how to minimize the exposure levels to citizens, public authorities and network operators respectively.

Our decisive advantages are:

• Strictly independent technical assessment and well-recognized excellence
• State-of-the-art calibrated measurement equipment and accredited laboratories
• Advanced, powerful 3D simulation tools for electromagnetic fields
• Detailed human and other body modells (res. 1/3 mm) in several positions
• Many years of experience in EM simulations and in-depth RF-scientific expertise
• Active participation in national and international research to extend the knowledge

Our range of services enables our customers to explore the basic limits (current densities, specific absorption rate (SAR)) as well as the reference limits for electric, magnetic field strengths (E/H/B), e.g. for product development purposes. In studies and scientific research projects we are investigating subjects like coupling and interference, e.g. of medical implants, with cellular radio signals or other modern wireless communication systems such as WLAN, WiMAX, UWB, Bluetooth, ZigBee, etc.

If you require any further information, don’t hesitate to contact us.