Brochure ELC Final

For more inormation see ELC web page www.elced.org An industry topic put into perspective Low level radiation emitters Commitment to safety and performance Typically in Europe, a human’s annual dose o radiation rom background sources amounts to what scientists defne as 2.4 milisievert per year. By comparison, we receive rom radiation sources in lights and lamps less than 0.01 milisievert, or less than 0.5% per year – hal a percent – o the background fgure. Comparison of exposure doses Note: the lamps include mainly high intensity discharge lamps la mp nat ur al exposure < 0.01 d o s e [ m i l i s i e v e r t p e r y e a r ] 0 1 2 3 A Source: ELC lamp < 0.01 0 A Rules and regulations The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) provides the regulatory ramework or the handling and use o all radiation- emitting substances. The regulations state that such materials may only be used i the resulting beneft is higher than the possible harm to humans or the environment and i their use is justifed. Moreover, the radiation exposure must not exceed a given saety limit. These criteria are defned in the IAEA Basic Saety Standards. All global lighting products produced by the ELC members meet these criteria. Despite these acts, lighting products using low level radiation emitters are currently subject to an unharmonised and thereore complex set o regulations around the globe. ELC is working with IAEA and national authorities to harmonise national and international rules. Moreover, independent studies conclude that the lamps at stake could well be exempted rom regulations.

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