Swiss installation limit value for power lines
1 µT (10 mG) magnetic flux density at places of sensitive use — the strictest power-frequency installation value in force in Europe.
Regulatorysensitive50 Hz
Last verified 12 August 2026.
- Limit value
- 1 µTRegulatory value — legally enforceable — Applies to new installations at places of sensitive use; the Netherlands applies a 0.4 µT policy target for new power lines.sources: ch-onir, sbm-2024
- Quantity
- magnetic flux density
- Frequency band
- 50 Hz
- Population
- sensitive
- Set by
- Swiss ONIR / NISV installation limit values (2000, as amended)
- Kind
- Regulatory — legally enforceable
Sources
- ch-onir Ordinance relating to Protection from Non-Ionising Radiation (ONIR / NISV, SR 814.710) — Swiss Confederation, 2000. regulation, link checked 2026-08-12.
- sbm-2024 Building Biology Evaluation Guidelines for Sleeping Areas (SBM-2024) — Institut für Baubiologie + Nachhaltigkeit (IBN), 2024. ngo, link checked 2026-08-12.
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