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ARTICLE · 15 MAY 1998

Electromagnetic Fields - Problems Posed for Surveyors, Valuers and Engineers

Howden Spear Gulland Limited
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Insurers are a jolly lot. After asbestos, pollution, global warming and breast implants, much time is spent on both sides of the Atlantic trying to predict what the next liability explosion of biblical proportions will be. A current favourite of the doom and gloom merchants is the risks posed to the health (especially of young children) by electromagnetic fields (EMFs).

Simply, these are the electromagnetic fields which are produced not just by electric cables and pylons but anything which uses an electric current. As such we are all exposed to them in our daily lives. One of the issues raised in the recent Court of Appeal decision of Durridge, Bye and Holiday -v- The Secretary of State for Trade and Industry [Judgment 6th October 1995], is the present state of scientific research in the health risks from EMFs. This was an appeal seeking a judicial review of the refusal of the Secretary of State to issue regulations under the Electricity Act 1989 to restrict the laying of electric

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