IRLG NOTICE – ESTABLISHMENT OF RADIOFREQUENCY-MICROWAVE COMMITTEE
Mays L. Swicord, Chairman · 1979
The Interagency Regulatory Liaison Group established a committee to review radiofrequency and microwave exposure data and coordinate agency activities.
Plain English Summary
The Food and Drug Administration, Environmental Protection Agency, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the formation of the committee. The committee held its first meeting on October 12, 1977, and two later monthly meetings. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and the Federal Emergency Management Agency participated and were invited to join the committee. The committee drafted a radiation protection philosophy statement with several recommendations.
Why This Matters
The committee was also considering a coordinated control and corrective action plan in several selected areas. This action followed IRLG objectives announced at a joint press conference on August 2, 1977.
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@article{irlg_notice_establishment_of_radiofrequency_microwave_committee_g4580,
author = {Mays L. Swicord and Chairman},
title = {IRLG NOTICE – ESTABLISHMENT OF RADIOFREQUENCY-MICROWAVE COMMITTEE},
year = {1979},
}