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The First Interim Assessment: Power Lines and Property, Wiring in
Homes, and Electrical Equipment in Homes is publicly available (released 2pm
27th April 2007). Click on these links to download it:
First Interim
Assessment
Supporting
Papers
The SAGE process will be continuing. An interim process group met in June, July, September and November 2007 to think through options for the future of the process. It is meeting again in January 2008. Click here
Contributions to the Wider Debate - for SAGE participants. Click here
SAGE Forum - for SAGE participants.
During the course of transmitting electricity from power stations to its place of use electric fields (EF) and magnetic fields (MF) are generated. Electrical equipment also generates these fields. Together they are known as extremely low frequency (ELF) electric and magnetic fields (EMF).
Over the course of the last 30 years there has been a growing understanding of the effects of these fields on people. (World Health Organisation)
In 2004 the UK adopted new guidelines which set magnetic field levels above which people should not usually be exposed. (Health Protection Agency)
That left open the question of what effects the fields have (if any) on people below these levels where there is some evidence but the conclusion is disputed. Because this is an area of uncertainty there is a question as to whether any precautionary measures should be adopted/taken in case there are effects at levels below the exposure guidelines.
As this has been a contentious question evoking a wide spectrum of opinion, this process has been set up to involve key stakeholders to advise government on what they could do.
This Stakeholder Advisory Group and the process by which it is doing its work has become known as SAGE (Stakeholder Advisory Group ELF EMF).
R K Partnership are acting as process consultants, process managers and providing the facilitation services for SAGE.