A review of electromagnetic field sources on ships

Abstract

Electromagnetic radiation is one of the possible harmful factors that occur in the work environment. The subject of the issue of the exposure of people working on ships to electromagnetic fields has so far mainly focused on the sources located on military units [18, 22, 23, 24]. On the basis of many years of experience related to the operation of the Maritime Institute in Gdansk, a laboratory that performs measurements of electromagnetic radiation for the purposes of occupational health and safety in this study is characterized briefly, sources of electromagnetic radiation that may occur on vessels.