Directive 2013/35/EU on the minimum health and safety requirements regarding the exposure of workers to the risks arising from physical agents (electromagnetic fields) and repealing Directive 2004/40/EC
Also known as EMF Directive
OJ:L179/1/2013
This Directive sets out the minimum health and safety requirements regarding the exposure of workers to the risks arising, or likely to arise, from exposure to electromagnetic fields during their work.
In doing so, it revokes and replaces Directive 2004/40/EC, on the same subject.
Legislative background
Directive 2004/40/EC set out minimum requirements for the protection of workers from risks to their health and safety arising, or likely to arise, from exposure to electromagnetic fields during their work. In 2005, Directive 2004/40/EC was highlighted as having issues that negatively impacted the use...
