title: [Evaluation of the occupational risk related to exposure to electromagnetic fields according to the EC Directive 2004/40 EC: exposure during pregnancy].
abstract: The EU Directive 2004/40/EC on the minimum health and safety requirements regarding the exposure of workers to the risks arising from physical agents (electromagnetic fields) will introduce the need of an evaluation of the risk related to EMF occupational exposure in pregnancy. Nevertheless, data from research in this field are scarcely conclusive to date. Furthermore knowledge on this risk seems insufficient among OH physicians in Italy. Accordingly, there is an urgent need for further research, and for a diffusion of knowledge among OH physicians on possible risk to pregnancy due to occupational exposure to EMF.
authors.affiliation: Cattedra di Medicina del Lavoro, Dipartimento di Scienze di Sanità Pubblica, Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Via Campi 287 - 41100 Modena, MO, Italy. f.gobba@unimore.it
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gobba
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tavani
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bianchi
mesh_terms: D004574:Electromagnetic Fields; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011247:Pregnancy; D018570:Risk Assessment