WORKING GROUPS

Composition: Working Groups include Project Groups (PG) and Standing Committees (SC). They consist of members of the Commission and the SEG when additional expertise is needed. WG members are selected by the Commission members.

Duties: Working Groups are set up to assist ICNIRP in performing its projects as per its work plan. These entities are dedicated to fulfill a specific work plan task such as the preparation of the ICNIRP draft documents or the organization of a workshop. Upon completion of the task assigned, the WG is dissolved.

Chronic UV Exposure
ICNIRP PG on Long-term Effects of Chronic UV Exposure

Task: To review current evidence for long-term effects of chronic UV exposure and update guidance.

Membership: Nigel Cridland (Chair), Young Hwan Ahn, Ilko Ilev, Ken Karipidis, Alberto Modenese, Rachel Neale, Tsutomu Okuno, David Sliney

LF Guidelines (≤10 MHz)
ICNIRP PG on Low Frequency Guidelines (≤10 MHz)

Task: Develop updated low frequency EMF guidelines (≤10 MHz).

Membership: Ken Karipidis (Chair), Young Hwan Ahn, Francesca Apollonio, Anssi Auvinen, Rodney Croft, Akimasa Hirata, Anke Huss, Jens Kuhne, Ilkka Laakso, Isabelle Lagroye, Micaela Liberti, Sarah Loughran, Carmela Marino, Alberto Modenese, Gunnhild Oftedal, Martin Röösli, Eric van Rongen, Soichi Watanabe, Sachiko Yamaguchi-Sekino

Subgroups (SG)
Task: Develop 3 separate reviews to inform the guidelines.

SG Human Observational – Members: Martin Röösli, Anssi Auvinen, Anke Huss, Ken Karipidis, Rohan Mate.

SG in vivo, in vitro, in silico – Members: Carmela Marino, Francesca Apollonio, Eugenia Cordelli, Ken Karipidis, Isabelle Lagroye, Micaela Liberti, Felix Meyer, Rosanna Pinto, Eric van Rongen, Paola Villani

SG Human Experimental - Members: Gunnhild Oftedal, Young Hwan Ah, Rodney Croft, Sean Hewson, Anke Huss, Jens Kuhne, Ilkka Laakso, Sarah Loughran, Ken Karipidis, Rohan Mate, Alberto Modenese, Soichi Watanabe, Sachiko Yamaguchi-Sekino.

Environment and EMFs
ICNIRP PG on Environmental EMF Protection

Task: Draft a statement on environmental effects of EMFs on the basis of qualitatively reliable scientific papers. And, if possible, to analyse whether the current human exposure guidelines are also sufficiently protective for plants and animals in their natural environment.

Membership: Frank de Vocht (Chair), Rodney Croft, Ken Karipidis, Isabelle Lagroye, Pascal Malkemper, Blanka Pophof, Arno Thielens, Eric van Rongen, Andrew Wood

LF Dosimetry Review
ICNIRP PG on LF Dosimetry Review

Task: Review dosimetry studies, which are related to LF guidelines (typically < 10 MHz).

Membership: Akimasa Hirata (Chair), Ilkka Laakso (Vice Chair), Seungyoung Ahn, Francesca Apollonio, Yinliang Diao, Luca Giaccone, Jens Kuhne, Micaela Liberti, Sachiko Kodera, Tongning Wu

Sub-THz Gap
ICNIRP PG on Gap between RF Guidelines and Optical Radiation Guidelines

Objective: Clarify the gap of the restrictions at 300 GHz between RF (Health Phys 118(5): 483–524; 2020) and optical radiation guidelines (Health Phys 105(1):74-96; 2013 and 105(3):271-295:2013)

Membership: Akimasa Hirata (Chair), Kensuke Sasaki (Secretary), Young Hwan Ahn, Nigel Cridland, Rodney Croft, Ilko Ilev, Sachiko Kodera, Jens Kuhne, Ilkka Laakso, Maya Mizuno, Alberto Modenese, Tsutomu Okuno, Karl Schulmeister, David Sliney, Bruce Stuck

Radiation Protection System
ICNIRP PG on Radiation Protection System

Task: Clarify the similarities and differences between non-ionizing radiation and ionizing radiation protection systems and maintain the dialogue with international stakeholders to discuss outcomes and relevance.

Membership: Akimasa Hirata (Chair), Young Hwan Ahn, Rodney Croft, Ken Karipidis, Jens Kuhne, Isabelle Lagroye, Alberto Modenese

Communication
ICNIRP Standing Committee on Communication

Task: Provide advice to the Commission, develop programs and prepare material related to ICNIRP’s communication with various stakeholders.

Membership: Ken Karipidis (Chair), Dan Baaken (Vice-Chair), Karine Chabrel, Nigel Cridland, Akimasa Hirata, Alberto Modenese, Gunnhild Oftedal, David Sibenaler, Sachiko Yamaguchi-Sekino

Laser Guidelines
ICNIRP PG on the revision of the Laser Guidelines (2013)

Task: Revise the ICNIRP Laser Guidelines (Health Phys 105(3):271-295:2013).

Membership: Ilko Ilev (Chair), Karl Schulmeister (Vice-Chair), Nigel Cridland, Bruce Drum, Akimasa Hirata, Maya Mizuno, Alberto Modenese, John O'Hagan, Tsutomu Okuno, David Sliney.

Laser Pointers
ICNIRP PG on the revision of the ICNIRP Laser Pointers Statement (2000)

Task: Revising the ICNIRP Statement on Laser Pointers (Health Phys 77(2):218-220:1990)

Membership: Nigel Cridland (Chair), Masami Kojima, John O'Hagan, Tsutomu Okuno, Fahd Quhill, Karl Schulmeister, David Sliney, Bruce Stuck.

Chronic UV Exposure ICNIRP PG on Long-term Effects of Chronic UV Exposure

LF Guidelines (≤10 MHz) ICNIRP PG on Low Frequency Guidelines (≤10 MHz)

Environment and EMFs ICNIRP PG on Environmental EMF Protection

LF Dosimetry Review ICNIRP PG on LF Dosimetry Review

Sub-THz Gap ICNIRP PG on Gap between RF Guidelines and Optical Radiation Guidelines

Radiation Protection System ICNIRP PG on Radiation Protection System

Communication ICNIRP Standing Committee on Communication

Laser Guidelines ICNIRP PG on the revision of the Laser Guidelines (2013)

Laser Pointers ICNIRP PG on the revision of the ICNIRP Laser Pointers Statement (2000)