Tag Archives: ARPANSA

Open Letter to WHO, ICNIRP and ARPANSA

Posted on December 24, 2014 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

Steve Weller, Vice President of SSMA Inc., has for the last 3 years been researching the science that looks at microwave radiation exposure from modern wireless devices such as cell phones, WiFi and smart meters. The main aim was to … Continue reading →

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ARPANSA seeks your feedback

Posted on December 1, 2014 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

The Australian Radiation Protection And Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA) sets the standards of safe levels of radiation emissions from devices such as smart meters, Wi-Fi, mobile phones, mobile phone towers, cordless phones and baby monitors.  They have developed a survey … Continue reading →

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ELECTROSENSITIVITY – HAS SOCIETY LOST ITS MORAL COMPASS?

Posted on October 10, 2014 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

An ignored emerging global health, civic and human rights crisis The following article raises some fundamental issues about how electrosensitive people are being treated around the world and is likely to become a burgeoning issue for Governments, health officials and … Continue reading →

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SSMA advocates for a separate regulatory body to monitor electromagnetic radiation emission levels

Posted on September 1, 2014 by Stop Smart Meters Australia
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Herald Sun – Reports of illness prompt audit of smart meter radiation

Posted on July 16, 2014 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

AN independent audit of electromagnetic radiation from smart meters will begin next month as critics claim reports of illness from hundreds of Victorians represent an emerging health crisis. More than 250 Victorians have contacted Stop Smart Meters Australia to report … Continue reading →

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Electromagnetic radiation (EMR) health complaints soar in Victoria

Posted on June 20, 2014 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

ARPANSA (Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency) commenced Australia’s first centralised EMR Health Complaints Register on 4 July 2003. The Register collects reports of health concerns related to possible EMR field exposures in the range of 0-300 GHz. Out … Continue reading →

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New legislation urgently needed for safety of new metering systems

Posted on June 1, 2014 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

Richard H Conrad, who is based in Hawaii and has a PhD in biochemistry, has written an excellent document for legislators of wireless smart meters. As American FCC (Federal Communications Commission) guidelines for human exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields are … Continue reading →

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Public comment sought by ACMA on draft legislation

Posted on April 28, 2014 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

The ACMA (Australian Communications and Media Authority) is planning on ‘rolling over’ existing legislation which specifies maximum Electromagnetic Emission exposure levels to humans and labelling protocols for devices incorporating radiocommunications transmitter(s) with integral antennas. These devices include smart meters and … Continue reading →

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Wireless Networking in Schools – A call to limit unnecessary radiation exposure in light of potential health risks

Posted on September 24, 2013 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

Marshall Roberts is an IT specialist who has performed research on the potential health effects of wireless networking in schools because he has children and is concerned about the astronomical uptake of wireless technologies in schools. Marshall wrote a comprehensive … Continue reading →

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Biological Effects from RF Radiation at Low-Intensity Exposure and the Implications for Smart Meters and Smart Appliances

Posted on July 8, 2013 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

Physicist Ronald M. Powell (Ph.D., Harvard University, 1975), in layman’s  terms, explains the implications of the BioInitiative 2012 Report for Smart Meters and Smart Appliances. He compares the low RF power density levels at which biological effects have been reported … Continue reading →

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