EN 50554:2021
(Main)Basic standard for the in-situ assessment of exposure to radio frequency electromagnetic fields in the vicinity of a broadcast site
Basic standard for the in-situ assessment of exposure to radio frequency electromagnetic fields in the vicinity of a broadcast site
This document specifies the method for assessing overall exposure from all fixed radio frequency sources at a broadcast site. This assessment can be applied at any time but is carried out when the exposure situation changes in or around the aforementioned site. This document can play an essential role in the coordination of different stakeholders, with respect to ensuring EMF exposure compliance in the vicinity of a broadcast site especially for equipment installed within the site.
Grundnorm für die Bewertung eines Rundfunkstandorts vor Ort in Bezug auf die Exposition der Allgemeinbevölkerung gegenüber hochfrequenten elektromagnetischen Feldern
Norme de base pour l'évaluation in-situ de l'exposition du public aux champs électromagnétiques de radiofréquence aux environs d'un site de radiodiffusion
Le présent document spécifie la méthode à utiliser pour évaluer l’exposition globale à des sources fixes de fréquences radio sur un site de radiodiffusion. Cette évaluation peut être effectuée à tout moment, mais elle est réalisée en cas de modification de la situation de l’exposition à l’intérieur ou autour du site susmentionné. Le présent document peut jouer un rôle essentiel dans la coordination des différentes parties prenantes en vue d’assurer la conformité à l’exposition aux champs électromagnétiques aux environs d’un site de radiodiffusion, en particulier pour le matériel installé au sein du site.
Osnovni standard za terensko ocenjevanje mesta oddajanja v zvezi z izpostavljenostjo ljudi elektromagnetnemu sevanju
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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-oktober-2021
Nadomešča:
SIST EN 50554:2011
Osnovni standard za terensko ocenjevanje mesta oddajanja v zvezi z
izpostavljenostjo ljudi elektromagnetnemu sevanju
Basic standard for the in-situ assessment of a broadcast site related to general public
exposure to radio frequency electromagnetic fields
Grundnorm für die Bewertung eines Rundfunkstandorts vor Ort in Bezug auf die
Exposition der Allgemeinbevölkerung gegenüber hochfrequenten elektromagnetischen
Feldern
Norme de base pour l'évaluation in-situ de l'exposition du public aux champs
électromagnétiques de radiofréquence d'un site de radiodiffusion
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 50554:2021
ICS:
17.240 Merjenje sevanja Radiation measurements
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 50554
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
May 2021
ICS 17.240 Supersedes EN 50554:2010 and all of its amendments
and corrigenda (if any)
English Version
Basic standard for the in-situ assessment of exposure to radio
frequency electromagnetic fields in the vicinity of a broadcast
site
Norme de base pour l'évaluation in-situ de l'exposition du Grundnorm für die Bewertung eines Rundfunkstandorts vor
public aux champs électromagnétiques de radiofréquence Ort in Bezug auf die Exposition der Allgemeinbevölkerung
aux environs d'un site de radiodiffusion gegenüber hochfrequenten elektromagnetischen Feldern
This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2021-04-26. CENELEC members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC
Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration.
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Ref. No. EN 50554:2021 E
Contents Page
European foreword . 4
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions . 5
4 Assessment fundamentals . 7
4.1 Level of protection . 7
4.2 Stakeholders . 7
4.3 Simultaneous exposure to electromagnetic fields at different frequencies . 8
4.4 Area to perform a detailed assessment . 8
5 Assessment methodology in the relevant domain when the exposure situation changes
.................................................................................................................................................. 9
5.1 Introduction . 9
5.2 Determination of the threshold distance (TD). 9
5.3 Area definition . 9
Figure 1 — Area definition . 10
5.4 Assessment . 10
5.5 How to take inaccuracy into account . 11
5.6 Report of the assessment. 11
Annex A (informative) Example of a simple method for estimation of the threshold distance
from a broadcast site . 13
Figure A.1 — Vertical pattern of antennas . 14
Figure A.2 — Threshold distances for two antennas considered together on the left side and
two antennas considered separately on the right side . 15
Annex B (informative) Assessment procedure in Germany and in Italy . 16
B.1 Assessment procedure in Germany . 16
B.2 Assessment procedure in Italy . 16
B.2.1 Assessment procedure in Italy: area A . 16
B.2.2 Assessment procedure in Italy: areas B and C . 17
Bibliography . 19
European foreword
This document (EN 50554:2021) has been prepared by CLC/TC 106X “Electromagnetic fields in the
human environment”.
The following dates are fixed:
• latest date by which this document has to be 2022– 2022–04–26
implemented at national level by publication of 04–26
an identical national standard or by
endorsement
• latest date by which the national standards (dow) 2024–04–26
conflicting with this document have to be
withdrawn
This document supersedes EN 50554:2010 and all of its amendments and corrigenda (if any).
— consideration of the new Directive 2013/35 /EU related to workers exposure;
— update of referenced standards;
— provision of a method to determine the relevant domain.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CENELEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
1 Scope
This document specifies the method for assessing overall exposure from all fixed radio frequency
sources at a broadcast site. This assessment can be applied at any time but is carried out when the
exposure situation changes in or around the aforementioned site.
This document can play an essential role in the coordination of different stakeholders, with respect to
ensuring EMF exposure compliance in the vicinity of a broadcast site especially for equipment installed
within the site.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
EN 50496, Determination of workers’ exposure to electromagnetic fields and assessment of risk at a
broadcast site
EN 50413, Basic standard on measurement and calculation procedures for human exposure to electric,
magnetic and electromagnetic fields (0 Hz - 300 GHz)
EN 62232:2017, Determination of RF field strength, power density and SAR in the vicinity of
radiocommunication base stations for the purpose of evaluating human exposure (IEC 62232:2017)
Council Recommendation 1999/519/EC of 12 July 1999, on the limitation of exposure of the general
public to electromagnetic fields (0 Hz to 300 GHz), Official Journal, L199, of 1999-7-30, p.59-70
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— IEC Electropedia: available at https://www.electropedia.org/
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp
3.1
basic restriction
restriction on exposure to static and time-varying electric, magnetic, and electromagnetic fields that is
based directly on established health effects
3.2
broadcasting service
radiocommunication service in which the transmissions are intended for direct reception by the general
public
Note 1 to entry: This service may include sound transmissions, television transmissions or other types of
transmission.
3.3
broadcast site
site where one or more broadcast transmitters are operated
3.4
controlled area
area where access is controlled by the operator and is not accessible to the public
3.5
exposure ratio
ER
for an individual source, between 100 kHz to 10 GHz:
EH
ER= MAX , ;
EL HL
between 10 MHz and 300 GHz:
Seq
ER=
SL
where
ER is the exposure ratio at frequency f of the source;
EL is the E-field reference level at frequency f;
HL is the H-field reference level at frequency f;
E is the assessed E-field at frequency f for the source;
H is the assessed H-field at frequency f for the source;
SL is the Equivalent plane wave power density reference level at frequency f;
Seq is the assessed Equivalent plane wave power density at frequency f for the source
Note 1 to entry: Assessed means measured, calculated or simulated.
3.6
reference level
provided for the purpose of comparison with values of measured quantities and respect
of recommended levels will ensure respect of basic restrictions
Note 1 to entry: If measured values are higher than reference levels, it does not necessarily follow that the basic
restrictions have been exceeded, but a more detailed analysis is necessary to assess compliance with the basic
restrictions.
Note 2 to entry: In the frequency range from 100 kHz to 10 GHz, the physical quantity used is electric field strength,
and magnetic field strength. In the frequency range from 10 MHz to 300 GHz, the equivalent plane wave power
density can also be used.
3.7
relevant distance
RD
horizontal distance from the antenna to the boundary of the relevant domain
3.8
relevant domain
in the absence of a national or local definition, domain surrounding the site where the TER (3.13)
exceeds 0,05 at some height
Note to entry 1: The ratio of 0,05 is from EN 62232:2017, 6.2 and EN 50499:2019, D.2.2.3.
3.9
relevant source
principle of relevance establishes the conditions under which a radio source is considered relevant such
that account is taken of the contribution of that source when assessing RF exposure at an assessed
location
Note 1 to entry: In the absence of a national or local definition, the relevant source is a fixed radio source, in the
frequency range 100 kHz to 300 GHz, which has an exposure ratio of more than 0,05 at an assessed location.
3.10
site operator
party controlling access to the controlled area
3.11
stakeholder
party involved in the process of this document in accordance with the local or national legislation
Note 1 to entry: More than one stakeholder can be concerned (national authority, licence holder, broadcaster, site
operator, etc.).
3.12
threshold distance
TD
minimum vertical or horizontal distance in a given direction, from the antenna, at which compliance with
reference levels which, in the absence of national or local definition, are established by Council
Recommendation 1999/519/EC, is achieved at all heights when considering emissions from the site
alone
3.13
total exposure ratio
TER
sum of exposure ratios:
TER= ER
i
∑
i
where ER is the exposure ratio of the source i
i
4 Assessment fundamentals
4.1 Level of protection
NOTE National or local relevant regulations provide information on the level of protection for applying this
document, expressed in basic restrictions and/or reference levels.
4.2 Stakeholders
NOTE National or local relevant regulations provide information on the stakeholders responsible for applying
this document.
Potentially involved stakeholders:
a) site owner;
b) licence holder;
c) national authority;
d) technical operator;
e) community representatives;
f) broadcaster;
g) local authority;
h) content provider;
i) party originating the change;
j) assessment manager;
k) measurement laboratory.
4.3 Simultaneous exposure to electromagnetic fields at different frequencies
Simultaneous exposure to electromagnetic fields of different frequencies is the common case at
broadcast sites and shall be taken into account during the exposure assessment.
If a national or local relevant regulation treating multiple sources is available, then this regulation applies.
If not, a thresho
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