The IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA) and the NATO Standardisation Agency (NSA) have signed a Technical Cooperation Agreement allowing these organizations to share knowledge of each other’s standards development activities and to avoid duplication of technical standards wherever possible. Under the terms of the TCA, IEEE-SA and the NSA will exchange information about ongoing standards activities in the electrical, electronics, computer and related fields and will determine common-interest working projects. The two organizations have also agreed to exchange technical data and information regarding standards, standards development, and standards revisions in areas related to human health and safety.Additionally, the NSA’s responsibility for the transfer, conversion, and maintenance of STANAG 2345, “Evaluation and Control of Personnel Exposure to Radio Frequency Fields – 3 kHz to 300 GHz,” will be assigned to the IEEE International Exposure on Electromagnetic Safety (ICES). ICES develops standards for safety levels with respect to human exposure to electric, magnetic, and electromagnetic fields through an open consensus process. Following the transfer of STANAG 2345 to the IEEE, that organization will update and revise the affected current IEEE standards to include the full frequency spectrum from 0 Hz to 300 GHz The development of an updated and revised standard will continue to involve input from the world community. It is proposed that the updated and revised standards will address normative occupational/workplace specific exposure limits—i.e., limits for exposures in controlled environments.See additional details in the original press release.
IEEE & NATO Sign TCA; Will Work on Human EM Exposure
