Physicians for Environmental Protection of Switzerland Press Release
“In recent years, there has also been growing evidence that mobile communications below the values of international guidelines is harmful to health.”
Revision of the Ordinance on Protection against Non-Ionizing Radiation – Without Public Knowledge?
Original Press Release in German:
http://www.aefu.ch/fileadmin/user_upload/aefu-data/b_documents/Aktuell/20211216_AefU_MM_NISV_Revision_ohne_oeffentlichkeit-.pdf
Press release translation by the Editor of “Towards Better Health” online link
Mobile radiation / Ordinance on Protection against Non-Ionizing Radiation (ORNI) Revision without the public?
A revision of the Ordinance on Protection against Non-Ionizing Radiation (ORNI) is taking place without the general public being aware of it, as the Doctors for Environmental Protection (AefU) have found out. They are calling for the involvement of all interested parties in the sensitive issue of mobile communications and 5G. In addition, a new ORNI must consistently implement the precautionary principle, e.g. reduce the exposure of residents living near antennas, integrate small cells and be extended to animals and plants.
Without the knowledge of the general public, a partial revision of the Ordinance on Protection against Non-ionizing Radiation (ORNI) is apparently taking place. This is clear from a letter from the Conference of Cantonal Building, Planning and Environmental Directors (BPUK) dated November 3, 2021, which is available to the AefU. This is not the way to go. The AefU demands a stop to the current revision now and an open and transparent procedure, as envisaged by the BPUK for a further, larger revision of ORNI. It writes to the Federal Office for the Environment: “In our opinion, in view of the rapid technical developments in the field of mobile communications, a second, major revision of ORNI is necessary. It is important that this revision takes place in a proper, broad-based procedure”. This view is shared by the AefU.
High time for a revision in the interests of precaution
In recent years, there has also been growing evidence that mobile communications below the values of international guidelines is harmful to health. The exposure of the population is increasing. The technological possibilities in mobile communications are literally exploding. It is therefore high time for a major revision in the interests of precaution. Especially in the case of mobile communications, the situation is completely different today from what it was 22 years ago when ORNI came into force.
The AefU demands a public hearing for the ORNI revision as well as:
– the inclusion of small transmitting stations
– the extension of the area of application to animals and plants
– regular, independent inspections and re-measurements of the installations
– a reporting infrastructure for those affected
– the introduction of new mobile technologies only after health assessments have been carried outNevertheless, it is possible to introduce the new 5G mobile communications technology. It just has to be implemented with the necessary technology. This requires a combination of fiber optic cables and distributed network structures with low transmission power. This increases and strengthens the level of protection.
News Coverage
“In a press release published on Thursday, the Association of Physicians for the Environment (MfE), however, deplores a secret advance by operators on these issues: “A partial revision of the ORNI ordinance apparently takes place without the general public being informed, denounces Martin Forster, director of the association. This emerges from a letter from the Swiss Conference of Cantonal Directors of Public Works, Regional Planning and the Environment of November 3, 2021. This way of proceeding is not working at all. The MfE demand an end to the current review and an open and transparent procedure. “
The association notes: “The exposure of the population is increasing. The technological possibilities in mobile telephony are literally exploding. It is therefore high time that a broader review in the service of prevention took place ”.
https://ehtrust.org/switzerland-physicians-for-environmental-protection-call-for-public-participation-in-revision-of-the-ordinance-on-protection-against-non-ionizing-radiation/ Source: Environmental Health Trust
