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Exposure limits

UK enforceable general-public limit, 2–300 GHz

10 W/m² — the ICNIRP 2020 public reference level, made enforceable in the UK by the Ofcom EMF licence condition rather than by a UK-specific number.

Regulatorygeneral public2–300 GHz

Last verified 12 August 2026.

Limit value
1 × 10^7 µW/m²Regulatory value — legally enforceable — The value is ICNIRP's; the enforceability is Ofcom's. The condition applies to licensees authorised above 10 W EIRP (6.1 W ERP) and covers exposure of the general public only.sources: ofcom-emf-policy, icnirp-2020
Quantity
power density
Frequency band
2–300 GHz
Population
general public
Set by
UK Ofcom EMF licence condition (in force since 2021)
Kind
Regulatory — legally enforceable
Averaging time
30 minutesA measurement must use the same averaging before it can be compared with this value.

Related records

  • UK Ofcom EMF licence condition

    The mechanism that makes the ICNIRP general-public exposure limits legally enforceable in the United Kingdom, applied as a condition on spectrum licences since 2021.

    Standards & frameworks

  • ICNIRP 2020 general public reference level, 2–300 GHz

    10 W/m² incident power density averaged over 30 minutes and over the whole body — the reference level that 5G mid-band and Wi-Fi compliance is judged against outside the U.S.

    Exposure limits

Sources

  1. ofcom-emf-policy Ofcom's rules on EMF exposure (EMF licence condition) — Ofcom, 2021. regulation, link checked 2026-08-12.
  2. ofcom-emf-guidance Guidance on EMF compliance and enforcement — Ofcom, 2021. government, link checked 2026-08-12.
  3. 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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