ICNIRP 2020 whole-body average SAR basic restriction
0.08 W/kg for the general public and 0.4 W/kg occupational — the thermal basis from which every RF reference level is derived.
Guidelinegeneral public100 kHz–300 GHz
Last verified 12 August 2026.
- Limit value
- 0.08 W/kgGuideline value — scientific recommendation — Occupational whole-body restriction is 0.4 W/kg; the public value applies a further factor of 5.sources: icnirp-2020
- Quantity
- specific absorption rate
- Frequency band
- 100 kHz–300 GHz
- Population
- general public
- Set by
- ICNIRP 2020 RF guidelines (100 kHz–300 GHz) (2020)
- Kind
- Guideline — scientific recommendation
- Averaging time
- 30 minutesA measurement must use the same averaging before it can be compared with this value.
Sources
- icnirp-2020 Guidelines for Limiting Exposure to Electromagnetic Fields (100 kHz to 300 GHz) — International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection, 2020. guideline, link checked 2026-08-12.
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