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Considerations
About
Welding
And
The
Effects
Of Low
Frequency
To reduce
magnetic
fields
in
the
workplace,
use
the
following
Electric And
Magnetic
Fields
procedures:
The
following
is
a
quotation
from
the
General Conclusions
Section
of
1.
Keep
cables close
together
by twisting
or
taping
them.
the
U.S.
Congress,
Office of
Technology
Assessment,
Biological
Effects of Power
Frequency
Electric
&
Magnetic
Fields

Background
2.
Arrange
cables
to
one
side and
away
from the
operator.
Paper,
OTA-BP-E-53
(Washington,
DC: U.S.
Government
Printing
3 Do
not
coil
or
drape
cables around the bod
Office,
May 1989):..
.
there is
now a
very
large
volume
of
scientific
findings
based
on
experiments
at
the
cellular level
and
from
studies
4.
Keep
welding
power
source
and
cables
as
far
away
from
opera-
with animals
and
people
which
clearly
establish that low
frequency
tor
as
practical.
magnetic
fields
can
interact
with,
and
produce
changes
in,
biological
systems.
While
most
of this work is of
very
high quality,
the
results
are
5.
Connect work
clamp
to
workpiece
as
close
to
the weld
as
complex.
Current scientific
understanding
does
not
yet
allow
us
to
in-
possible.
terpret
the evidence in
a
single
coherent
framework.
Even
more
frustrating,
it does
not
yet
allow
us
to
draw
definite
conclusions about
About Pacemakers:
questions
of
possible
risk
or
to
offer
clear science-based advice
on
The above
procedures
are
also
recommended
for
pacemaker
strategies
to
minimize
or
avoid
potential
risks.
wearers.
Consult
your
doctor for
complete
information.
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