title: Evaluation of human exposure to complex waveform magnetic fields generated by arc-welding equipment according to European safety standards.
abstract: In this paper, a procedure is described for the assessment of human exposure to magnetic fields with complex waveforms generated by arc-welding equipment. The work moves from the analysis of relevant guidelines and technical standards, underlining their strengths and their limits. Then, the procedure is described with particular attention to the techniques used to treat complex waveform fields. Finally, the procedure is applied to concrete cases encountered in the workplace. The discussion of the results highlights the critical points in the procedure, as well as those related to the evolution of the technical and exposure standards.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Applied Physics 'Nello Carrara' (IFAC-CNR), via Madonna del Piano 10, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino (FI), Italy n.zoppetti@ifac.cnr.it.
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Zoppetti
authors.affiliation: ASL 7, Prevention Department, Physical Agents Laboratory, Strada di Ruffolo 4, 53100 Siena (SI), Italy.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bogi
authors.affiliation: ASL 7, Prevention Department, Physical Agents Laboratory, Strada di Ruffolo 4, 53100 Siena (SI), Italy.
authors.forename: Iole
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Pinto
authors.affiliation: Institute of Applied Physics 'Nello Carrara' (IFAC-CNR), via Madonna del Piano 10, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino (FI), Italy.
authors.forename: Daniele
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Andreuccetti
mesh_terms: D001822:Body Burden; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis / Q000592:standards; D004869:Equipment Safety / Q000592:standards; D005060:Europe; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D060526:Magnetic Fields; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000032:analysis*; D016272:Occupational Health / Q000592:standards*; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011835:Radiation Protection / Q000592:standards*; D014896:Welding / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000592:standards; D014915:Whole-Body Counting / Q000592:standards*