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Police officers sue force over 'radio injuries'

Police officers are preparing to sue their own force over a series of illnesses they claim were caused by the radio system they use while out on patrol.

By Nigel Bunyan
Published: 1:35PM GMT 01 Jan 2010

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/6920973/Police-officers-sue-force-over-radio-injuries.html

The Lancashire Constabulary was the first in Britain to try out the Airwave network, designed specifically to give longer range and more capacity to the emergency services and the military.

Nine years after its introduction scores of officers are claiming that radiation emissions from the system have caused them to suffer such ailments as nausea, headaches, stomach pains and skin rashes.

The local branch of the Police Federation has logged 176 individual complaints, and now senior officials at the police authority are seeking legal advice on how to deal with them.

They have already made budget changes to allow for "a contingent liability in respect of Airwave liability claims".

Critics of the system say its suppliers – Motorola, who provide the handsets, and O2, who control the network – have made changes to prevent "audio anomalies".

However, the Health and Safety Executive has investigated the controversy and declared that there is no link between the radio technology and the reported ailments.

Lancashire officers began to pilot the system in 2001. Since then the Government has spent £2.9 billion on introducing the system to all 53 forces in England, Scotland and Wales.

John O'Reilly, chairman of the Lancashire Police Federation, said: "When we first got it there were all sorts of problems, including breakdowns in communication and certain parts of the county being unreachable.

"But then most or all of the problems were ironed out over a period of time by improved technology."

A spokesman for Lancashire Police Authority said: "We have received a number of liability claims for injury allegedly resulting from the use of the Constabulary's mobile communications equipment.

"This is an ongoing matter and the outcomes from the claims are not yet known."

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Happy New Year's Martin!

Thanks for keeping us all informed.  I am sure that collectively, all of us working on this issue, have saved lives and prevented injuries.

I am helping to spread the word by posting my cell tower report online -

http://www.scribd.com/doc/24352550/Cell-Tower-Rpt

I will be sending this to my elected officials and policy makers as well as to other people involved in this issue.  (I think that includes everyone as it effects all of us.)

Please feel free to share this link with your email list. 

~ Angela

Angela Flynn
Wireless Radiation Alert Network
WRAN
301-229-0282
FAX 301-229-4752

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Caution Grounding Pads and Sheets:

Being Grounded Is Not Equal to Zero-Field Exposure

There is always quite some confusion about electric field exposures in the context of grounding sheets. Some researchers report decreased stress hormones during use, other users report increased discomfort. As the excellent article by Dr. Martin Virnich and Martin Schauer shows, a decrease in body voltage does not necessarily indicate a decrease in the electric field strength. My recommendation: BEFORE engaging in any type of shielding or grounding strategy, always establish the current electromagnetic field exposure levels with appropriate testing equipment in order to avoid making a bad situation worse.

My English translation of original article:
http://www.buildingbiology.ca/pdf/ACHTUNG_ABSCHIRMDECKE.pdf

German original:

http://www.baubiologie-virnich.de/pdf/Achtung_Abschirmdecke.pdf

http://www.buildingbiology.ca/leguides.php

With best regards,

Katharina

Katharina Gustavs,
Rainbow Consulting
5237 Mt. Matheson Rd.
info@buildingbiology.ca
Fax: 250-642-2785
250-642-2774
www.buildingbiology.ca

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SPREAD THE MESSAGE / Best of 2009 / reduce radiation by 4000 times / Malayan Sacrifice

Hi All

I hope that you all have room for one additional New Year Resolution - SPREAD THE MESSAGE about EMF and EMR.

The information that is now available and the news that reaches us every day clearly show the great dangers the world faces from electrical and electro magnetic pollution.  If this information is not reaching the right people, the impact is being wasted.  I encourage you to pass on important information to those who should be aware of it and who can make a difference.

Politicians, educators, news media, environmental organisations and community leaders should all be provided with the most important EMF and EMR news and information.  They should not be bombarded with too much, or less important, information, but they should be provided with strong knowledge.  Your actions may assist them to make correct decisions for the safety of everyone.

Do not forget to give information to your local clergy, councillors and business leaders, they all have families and concern for the safety of the community.  If you have trouble gathering the correct information to provide, please contact me, I will assist you.

Best wishes and HAPPY NEW YEAR

Martin Weatherall

www.weepinitiative.org

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Best of 2009  CEM EMF

http://www.next-up.org/Newsoftheworld/Best_of_2009.php#1

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Madridiano: "The first ruling will reduce radiation from relay antennas by 4000 times"

http://www.next-up.org/Newsoftheworld/06Vm.php#1

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Malayan Sacrifice - for masts!

Here is another so-called expert (article below) that simply does not know what he is talking about.  He has the title Dr, before his name but his message is pitiful because it is not true.  This is another example of a person who should have conducted a simple internet search for: 'The health effects of microwave radiation'  or 'Cell phone mast studies'.

Martin Weatherall

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Expert: Telecom towers safer than handphones

The Star Online > Nation

Thursday December 31, 2009

http://thestar.com.my/services/printerfriendly.asp?file=/2009/12/31/nation/5387544.asp&sec=nation

MUAR: Residents living near telecommunication towers have no need to fear as the electromagnetic radiation from these towers is lower than those from cellular phones.

Malaysian Nuclear Agency radiation safety and health division manager Dr Wan Saffiey Wan Abdullah said there was no proof that emission from the towers could cause illness to people nearby.

"We did not carry out studies on the effect of electromagnetic radiation on people but we adopted data used in the United States, Europe and China." he said during a dialogue with residents of Jalan Said Tahir near here on Tuesday night.

"These nations and the World Health Organisation accepted the fact that radiation from telecommunication towers is a lot lower than those emitted by handsets," he said.

Dr Wan Saffiey said people who were "electro-sensitive" to radiation from mobile phones, towers and wi-fi could become ill but their number was very small.

The people, he said, should also realise that certain sacrifices had to be made to achieve progress and telecommunication towers were needed for technology advancement.

He said the tower on a shophouse along Jalan Said Tahir was for the P1 WiMax mobile broadband service to serve residents in and around the town.

Residents had protested against the installation of the tower.

Earlier, Jalan Said Tahir resident association chairman Zaitun Lamat said the locals were worried that such a tower could emit electromagnetic radiation, causing them to suffer from the ill-effects.

She said the company involved in setting up the tower also did not meet the people to discuss the project.

Muar municipal council president Wahab Ridwan said the council had no problem with the construction of the tower as long as it followed all safety guides and requirements.

"The tower is necessary for high-speed mobile Internet connection service. We may not need such technology because we are old and do not understand what it is about but our children and grandchildren need new technology," he said.