Following this advice and getting permits where required will help you comply with the Electricity Safety (General) Regulations 2019 (Vic).
If you do not see an activity that is relevant to you, email lmg@ausnetservices.com.au or call 1300 360 795 for advice before planning or scheduling your works.
When carrying out permitted activities, always:
Electric and magnetic fields, commonly known as EMFs, occur wherever electricity is used, distributed, transmitted and generated. They occur in natural and human-made electricity. Since the 1950s, national and international committees, including the World Health Organisation, have researched the health effects of EMFs on health. There is no evidence confirming the existence of any health consequences from exposure to low-level electromagnetic fields, the type emitted from transmission lines.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says:
“...current evidence does not confirm the existence of any health consequence from exposure to low level electromagnetic fields.”
The Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA) says:
“The scientific evidence does not establish that exposure to ELF EMF found around the home, the office or near powerlines and other electrical sources is a hazard to human health. ARPANSA maintains continual oversight of emerging research into the potential health effects of the EMF exposure from powerlines and other electrical sources in order to provide accurate and up-to-date advice.”
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