# ICNIRP 2010 occupational magnetic field reference level at 50/60 Hz

> 1000 µT (10,000 mG) for workers — five times the public reference level, on the basis that an occupational population is informed, trained and supervised. It does not apply to the public or to a home.

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- Record id: `limits:icnirp-2010-occupational-magnetic-50-60`
- Status: verified
- Last verified: 2026-08-12
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## Key values

- **Limit value:** 1,000 µT — Guideline value — scientific recommendation — 1000 µT = 10,000 mG. Both reference levels derive from the same basic restriction on induced electric field in the body; the difference is the reduction factor applied, not a different biological threshold. [icnirp-2010]
- **Quantity:** magnetic flux density
- **Frequency band:** 50/60 Hz
- **Population:** occupational
- **Set by:** ICNIRP 2010 low-frequency guidelines (1 Hz–100 kHz) (2010)
- **Kind:** Guideline — scientific recommendation

## Sources

- `icnirp-2010` International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (2010). *Guidelines for Limiting Exposure to Time-Varying Electric and Magnetic Fields (1 Hz to 100 kHz)*. https://www.icnirp.org/en/publications/article/lf-guidelines-2010.html — guideline, link checked 2026-08-12

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