Swiss Federal Office for the Environment (BAFU/FOEN)
Administers Switzerland's ONIR/NISV ordinance, which adds legally binding precautionary installation limit values well below ICNIRP reference levels at places of sensitive use.
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Last verified 12 August 2026.
Also searched as: FOEN, BAFU, OFEV
- Role
- regulator
- Jurisdiction
- CH
- Website
- https://www.bafu.admin.ch/bafu/en/home/topics/electrosmog.html
Related records
- Swiss ONIR / NISV installation limit values
Switzerland's precaution-based installation limits for fixed transmitters and power lines, roughly a factor of 10 below ICNIRP in field strength terms.
Standards & frameworks
- Swiss installation limit value for mobile phone antennas
4–6 V/m at places of sensitive use depending on band — about 100 times lower in power density than ICNIRP's reference level.
Exposure limits
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.
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