Occupational exposure

I suffered greatly from headaches, but we could not find the cause. The headaches just kept getting worse; eventually, I had them day and night. I took a lot of painkillers and muscle relaxants, but over time, they stopped working as well. I felt nauseous, vomited, and couldn't manage to eat much. I tried everything that was suggested, but nothing helped. I was desperate! One day in 1985, I collapsed—my body went into spasms. And I was sent to hospital. I was hospitalised 14 days in the emergency unit in Oslo University Hospital in connection with a total collapse caused by an unknown condition. I was diagnosed with a virus infection of the brain. After 3 months of sick leave, I returned to work and suffered from an acute headache within 5 minutes of entering my office. We discovered the office was built over a transformer: “mystery solved”, it was not a virus infection of the brain, it was a radiation sickness. We were happy to understand the problem. However, my doctor couldn´t help, and the Norwegian Radiation Protection Authority told the doctor and me that these electromagnetic fields could not harm my body at all. I was lucky that my boss was an electro-engineer, and he understood very well that an external electromagnetic field (EMF) could interfere with my body’s electric signals. I got a new office, a flat screen monitor (very expensive at that time, but I couldn´t use the old CRT screens because of the radiation) and could continue my work. As I started to search for more knowledge about the radiation sickness - now called electro- hypersensitivity (EHS) - I got in contact with dr. Olle Johansson from the Karolinska Institute in Sweden. I have had a good life, but I have to make certain adjustments and take specific precautions. Our family has had to move a couple of times due to external sources (mobile masts). We use wired connections for telephones, PCs, and so on, and we have an exemption from AMS (smart meters). I cannot travel by train—or any other form of public transport, for that matter—because of all the people carrying mobile phones. Since 2001, I have been working within voluntary organizations to help other people who are electro-hypersensitive. I am Secretary General in Citizens´ Radiation Protection in Norway (folkets-stralevern.no) and also President in International EMF Association (iemfa.org).

wireless devices exposures IPAD, WIFI 5G installed at work, 4G cell phone adverse health effects-gut inflammation, nerve damage, pain in head dizziness, heart palpations all health effects and exposures as standard guidelines evidence that exists-information from the 5-G summit transcripts book from the 5-G summit exposure related information ALL should be disclosed for the comsumer exposure assessment-older adults health decline with age evidence that exists for adverse health effects-5-G summit transcript book written in 2020 technologies that effect exposure patterns-5-G nerve circulation, WiFi head dizziness heart palpation's, numbness research gap health agencies should look at mental, physical, and health environments agencies improve coordination of EMF and RF -public education, and label warnings, medical office testing Please look into this as the EMF exposures are increasing globally, and it is effecting a small population now what will it look like in 5 years as the broadband increase and the demand increase for more.

Three years ago they added 5G towers to our neighborhood and shortly after that I experience a severe vertigo spell, loosing hearing in my right ear and now have constant ringing in that ear. I am a nurse in a hospital and at times I feel dizzy at work around all of the computers and equipment.

I lost my career due to EMF. I hold a Master's degree in engineering, in my last job I worked thirteen years as a computer systems engineer at a major university. Now I live in a remote part of Arizona, the nearest cell tower is eight miles away. I had to ask a friend to enter this statement for me, as I can no loner use computers. Steen Hviid

[Part 1] Subject: Field reality and health emergency Members of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), I have great admiration for your work and for everything you undertake for our well-being. • Original background: I was previously an audiovisual professional in Paris, and also an importer and distributor of connected devices with a small number of resellers. • Onset: I was forced to abandon Paris after developing a violent intolerance to electromagnetic radiation, both in low and high frequencies. I found myself having to sleep in my car, in the forest, and then in a barn without electricity that was lent to me for 10 months. • Direct cause of the condition: This condition was triggered by extreme and continuous personal exposure: an internet router installed directly in my bedroom and, starting out in financial trading, a smartphone turned on permanently in my hand (on filming sets, at home, and during all my round trips). • Professional retraining and market cleanup: Faced with this ordeal, I redirected my activity toward diagnosis and protection against radiofrequencies (RF) and electromagnetic radiation (EMR). I did it first for myself, because I wanted to regain an almost normal life. Then I realized that people needed it. I created a specialized platform to eliminate fraudulent devices that saturate the market and to offer only genuine mitigation and shielding solutions, rigorously validated by testing and now years of practical feedback. There are many scams in the field of RF / EMF protection. People buy things that do not work. That is why they continue to feel the radiofrequencies and do not improve. Every person I equip and follow improves and recovers their health. • Profiles supported and medical censorship: Today, I support and protect a very large number of profiles: teachers, lawyers, as well as healthcare professionals. The latter are forced to protect themselves in the most absolute secrecy, terrified by the risk of disciplinary action or permanent disbarment from the Medical Board if they dare to address the health impact of waves with their patients. • Concrete results on people's lives: Thanks to the physical shielding and adaptations that I design, individuals, including healthcare professionals, can continue to practice safely. For others, it is a matter of pure survival: people who depended entirely on relatives for supplies can finally go out on their own to buy their food. Also people who were in burnout. I was able to adapt their living spaces so that they regained exceptional health. Some were able to start working again thanks to adaptations made in their workplace. When electromagnetic pollution is removed from the workplace, they can finally work again. • Critical condition of the population and children: I have supported hundreds of people. Some affected individuals are in lamentable physical conditions and states of distress because of radiofrequencies. Children today are subjected to totally unacceptable power levels. Within less than five years (and warning signs are already exploding), a massive segment of the population will find itself incapacitated and in need of heavy medical care. • Field observations in children: During my on-site assessments, the contrast is undeniable: children kept away from radiofrequencies are almost always in perfect health, whereas exposed children develop behavioral disorders or develop developmental delays. We know that waves induce a depressive state. What are we going to do with these tens of millions of adolescents injured by radiation? • Observations on prenatal exposure: Women who kept an active mobile phone less than 10 cm from their fetus during pregnancy almost systematically give birth to children suffering from behavioral disorders, developmental delays, or autism spectrum disorders. • Call for absolute emergency: If we persist with such radiation powers, we are heading straight toward disaster. Frankness is required: it is almost already too late for present generations, and for future generations. The HHS must act without delay, massively, and with the utmost firmness. 3 a. Wireless router, Mobile phone, magnetic, smart meter, Electric field. 3 b. I began exposing myself heavily in 2012. To all the objects mentioned above. Exposed almost permanently. Since we have our mobile phones during the day, and at night, we have internet routers close to us.

I am submitting this comment in response to HHS’s Request for Information on Electromagnetic Fields (EMFs), Radiofrequency (RF) Radiation, and Wireless Radiation Exposure. I am responding from the perspective of a very concerned member of the public, and as a family member. I am 81 years of age, a retired organic farmer, currently leasing a WSDA licensed food processing facility where I make and sell an entire brand line of local, organic, ready-to-eat nutrient-dense foods to make America healthy again. It has been 30 years since I purchased ultra-processed foods for myself, also having dedicated the past 30 years to preserving farmland and protecting our food supply. My licensed, leased kitchen is on a 200-acre sheep farm in rural Yelm, Washington. After a lengthy community effort opposing the cell tower, Thurston, County issued a permit for a 4-G Cell Tower to be placed on this farm and in view of my kitchen (>>>>>>>>>). When faced with the prospect of the 4-G Cell Tower going live I gave serious consideration to moving my commercial kitchen but decided to stay when I realized finding a cell-tower-free location was becoming increasingly difficult to find. Now with the FCC on a fast track to install as many cell towers as possible, those fears and concerns have come true. Now I am experiencing health issues from proximity to this cell tower: frequent atypical headaches, heart arrythmia and depression. I have sought medical attention, but no definitive action has been taken. To make matters worse, there are 3 or 4 more cell towers approved or in process of being approved in our rural neighborhood which will also amplify the cell tower on my kitchen property. To make matters even worse, the cell tower recently approved on Penn Rd. is 1 mile from my daughter and her husband’s organic farm, plus 2 or 3 more potential cell tower sites in our rural neighborhood. The FCC is endeavoring to fast track multiple cell towers in our rural neighborhood we chose to live in to get away from cell towers. The prospect of her and her husband being exposed 24/7 to EMF Radiation is deeply concerning, actually really concerning that my entire community will be bombarded 24/7 with RF/EMF. I do not own or use a cell phone even while endeavoring to run a business. I have a landline for my phone, and I am hard-wired with ethernet to connect to my PC. Sounds good, except I have a Cell Tower in my back yard, and as mentioned, with symptoms of radiation exposure/sickness. As stated before, the tables need to be turned: the FCC needs to be required to prove RF/EMF are safe, NOT the other way around. As also stated before, it is beyond wrong the FCC will not allow health claims to even be considered as a factor in the decision-making process. First, I don’t know how you back-track cell towers, but they should have NEVER been approved until proven safe just like prescription medications. This is my first point. The FCC should be required to prove that EMF Radiation from cell towers is safe and at what levels, not the other way around. There was something categorically wrong with whatever agency thought this was okay, and with the public, me included, who allowed them to get away with this. Absurd and patently wrong. It’s beyond absurd that somehow citing health issue concerns became not acceptable to oppose cell towers. Doubly absurd an agency that has no expertise in public health, the FCC is in a position to make public health decisions. I am thrilled Health and Human Services has issued this RFI. My first request is for you to place public health decisions back in the hands of a public health agency, HHS.

1. & 2. I am responding as: an individual 3a. Type of wireless or RF/EMF sources involved (e.g., mobile phones, Wi-Fi, smart meters…)Wi-Fi 3b. Nature, duration, frequency, and approximate timing (e.g., years):6-7 years, anytime I am in a highly WiFi area or with in close proximity 3c. Adverse health effect(s) experienced:Face rash like a burn, skin feels like it is tingling/burning, feel like a weight is pressing against my body, increased irritability and fatigue. It lifts immediately when WiFi is turned off on my computer or when I distance myself from the source. 3d. Time from first exposure to first appearance of adverse health effects; and did a change in exposure coincide with the onset of adverse effects:When I turn Wi-Fi on for my laptop, I feel the adverse health effects immediately. On days working in an office where I cannot control how many devices are near me or the signal I am exposed to, I have noticable symptoms. 3e. Was medical evaluation or treatment sought? (Optionally:) Was there a diagnosis?I have spoken with my primary practitioner about the symptoms and she has said this could be a cause, but there is not an official diagnosis. 3f. Were steps taken to reduce or eliminate exposure, and were there subsequent changes in the effects?I have no WiFi active in my house. I would through a wired connection whenever possible. I turn off WiFi on the phone and vehicle. In this type of environment or when I am outdoors on vacation in the mountains, the symptoms all disappear. 3g. Any supporting documentation? This includes Scientific Reports, exposure measurements, or other relevant information:I have used a meter to measure exposure. Additional Details you would like to share about your experiences of adverse health effects you believe to be associated with exposure to wireless radiation or EMF's:The fatigue I feel from a day of constant close proximity exposure is noticeable. I have pictures of the rash that develops on my face and neck. B1a. Sources you experience as causing you Adverse Effects:iPhone, lap top computer, vehicle with WiFi and blue tooth turned on B1b. Sources you can sense, but don't seem to harm you:In addition to WiFi in my new vehicle, I also have turned off the Bluetooth as I can feel it. B1c. Sources you can use without sensing or being harmed:So far I have been able to use Bluetooth keyboards and mice. B1d. Sources that seem to provide benefit (i.e., electrotherapy):Red light therapy, infrared sauna, PEMF mat, EMF block blankets and clothing, and time outdoors away from the city B2a. Health conditions you think may contribute to your sensitivity to EMFs including wireless: B2b. Health conditions you don't necessarily associate with your sensitivity to EMFs including wireless, but might be relevant:Gluten and dairy sensitivity, B3. For each subquestion please list up to 5 drugs or therapies or home remedies (if any) B3a. That you recommend, as they helped you tolerate or recover from EMF exposure:Red light therapy, infrared sauna, PEMF mat, EMF blocking blankets and clothing B3b. That you recommend, but you’re not positive that they help: B3c. That helped you but you don’t recommend. (e.g., the benefit did not last long or the side effects were too harmful): B3d. Treatments that had no effect: B3e. Treatments that made your sensitivity worse:45-54 B4. What is your age range?45-54 B5. What year did you become aware of your sensitivity to wireless radiation or electromagnetic fields?2019 B6. What country, state, province, or major city were you living in when you first noticed your sensitivity to wireless or electromagnetic fields?Sioux Falls, SD

• Wireless radiation disrupts lymphocytes by opening calcium channels (VGCC's) in cell membrane and increasing intraceullar Ca2+ (Puri et al, 2019, attached), thereby assisting bacterial and viral infections. • Cell phone radiation impairs DNA repair in lymphocytes https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/1 • After 30 days of exposure time, 1 h/day EMF exposure resulted in significant decrease in immunoglobulin levels (IgA, IgE, IgM, and IgG); total leukocyte, lymphocyte, eosinophil and basophil counts; and a significant increase in neutrophil and monocyte counts. These changes were more increased in the group exposed to 2 h/day EMF. Vitamin D supplementation in EMF-exposed rats reversed these results when compared with EMF-exposed groups. In contrast, 7, 14, and 21 days of EMF exposure produced nonsignificant differences in these parameters among all experimental groups. We concluded that exposure to mobile phone radiation compromises the immune system of rats, and vitamin D appears to have a protective effect. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27901344/ • GSM cell phone radiation microwaves under specific conditions of exposure affected human lymphocytes similar to stress response https://www.researchgate.net/publication/3165836_Nonthermal_GSM_Microwaves_Affect_Chromatin_Conformation_in_Human_Lymphocytes_Similar_to_Heat_Shock • As compared to the control group in the radar operators a statistically significant decrease in the total T8 cell count and a significant increase in the IgM level was found pointing to the radiation induced disorders in lymphocyte system. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2131394/ Read more on effects of wireless radiation and 5G on the immune system https://mdsafetech.org/immune-system/ Studies that shows that wireless radiation affects vitamin D and glutathione: • Marshall 2016 reported wireless radiation lowers vitamin D receptor (VDR) activity by changing the shape of the VDR, thus impairing VDR activity and its ability to bind with vitamin D, and that this effect peaks at just under 6 GHz https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Trevor_Marshall2/publication/305254443_Electrosmog_and_autoimmune_disease/links/5785e9a008ae3949cf546f52.pdf?origin=publication_detail (Wi-Fi uses 2.45 and 5 GHz, but just recently, WiFi using 6 GHz was introduced in 2020 https://blogs.cisco.com/networking/wi-fis-new-6ghz-spectrum-is-a-new-frontier) • Belpomme et al, 2015 reported vitamin D deficiency can result from inflammation caused by chronic wireless radiation exposure http://www.ehs-mcs.org/fichiers/1454070991_Reliable_biomarkers.pdf • Garaj-Vrhovac et. al, 2011 found that radar workers, after 10 years, had glutathione that was more than 50% lower than non-radar workers. “The glutathione concentration in the exposed group was significantly lower than in controls (1.24 vs. 0.53) whereas the concentration of malondialdehyde was significantly higher (1.74 vs. 3.17), indicating oxidative stress. Results suggests that pulsed microwaves from working environment can be the cause of genetic and cell alterations and that oxidative stress can be one of the possible mechanisms of DNA and cell damage.” Results were statistically significant (p<0.05). Average exposure levels for radar workers were no higher than 0.00000835 W/kg, or 8.35 E-6 W/kg, well below government exposure standards (FCC Whole Body SAR limit is 0.08W/kg average.) http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1438463910001069 (my highlighted copy attached) • Deluca et al, 2014. https://www.hindawi.com/journals/mi/2014/924184/ found reduced levels of glutathione and impaired detoxification ability in those with microwave sickness (EHS). Risk of EHS development was increased 9.7 times in individuals who are missing two genes GSTM1 and GSTT1, which are glutathione S-transferase (GST) enzymes that detoxify by conjugation with glutathione o a statistically significant lowered level of antioxidant/detoxification enzymatic activity of GST (glutathione S-transferase) in EHS compared to non-EHS (~1.9 in EHS vs. ~2.5 in non-EHS, p=0.000001, see Figure 5a) o a statistically significant increased level of antioxidant/detoxification enzymatic activity of GPX (glutathione peroxidase) in EHS compared to non-EHS (~24.9 in EHS vs. ~22.8 in non-EHS, p=0.012151, see Figure 5b)

I have electromagnetic hypersensitivity which was revealed in my former workplace when a wireless access point was installed within six feet of my desk. I began getting severe migraine headaches the day it was turned on. i didn't know it was installed and on at first. Took about a month or so before I figured out what was going on. It eventually forced me onto short term disability and then out of the job. Since then, my sensitivity has remained strong including instant migraines when cell phones are used nearby

I am submitting this comment in response to HHS’s Request for Information on Electromagnetic Fields (EMFs), Radiofrequency (RF) Radiation, and Wireless Radiation Exposure. I am responding from the perspective of a patient and concerned member of the public. I first noticed symptoms of EMF emissions around 2013 when my electrical co-op installed smart meters for 4 adjoining townhouse units on the wall of my end unit outside my bedroom at the head of where my bed was located. I began experiencing sleep disturbances, headaches, and tinnitus that diminished when away from home and returned when at home. I would occasionally have dizzy spells. I had bouts of disorientation sometimes while driving usual routes. My doctor found no reasons for these symptoms. Between 2015 and 2018 I worked for a church which, unknown to me, had a cell tower hidden in their steeple. While working for them, I would experience tinnitus and headaches at work and began to have more frequent dizzy spells at work and home. On occasion, I had severe attacks of vertigo and nausea at work that required medication and time off from work. I suffered something like a mini-stroke that resulted in awakening to severe disorientation one morning. My doctor found no heart conditions, clotting issues, or hypertension issues. After learning of the cell tower at work in 2018, I began to suspect EMF could be causing my symptoms. I quit that job and moved to a more rural part of the state to avoid the growing number of cell towers near my condo. My symptoms decreased and I bought an EMF meter to monitor my home environment. I hard-wired my computer, and eliminated all wifi from my house. My symptoms have improved significantly. I still suffer from bleed over from my neighbors’ wi-fi and from the power lines running in front of my house. I recently spent about 2 ½ hours shopping in 3 adjacent stores within 200 yards of a newly installed cell tower and suffered the first severe bout of vertigo and nausea since leaving my job at the church with a cell tower. Since moving, I have worked at two different jobs requiring constant communication over VoiP phone systems causing constant tinnitus and headaches. I support HHS taking an active role in examining the potential health and environmental effects of wireless radiation. Questions about human health should be addressed by federal agencies with appropriate expertise in medicine, biology, epidemiology, and public health, and the experiences of individuals and families who report being affected should be considered alongside the scientific evidence. The biological effects should be studied without limit to thermal effects. I would like to see ELF become an additional priority as the magnetic fields from power lines increase my symptoms as much as RF. With data centers bringing increased need for more power and high-power lines being forced upon residential areas in nearby Virginia, I am deeply concerned about a growing cancer cluster among school children in that state just over the state line from me. The data centers also bring concerns about extremely low frequency effects on pollinators, farm animals and people. There is little existing research on these effects. I urge HHS to carefully evaluate these experiences and the scientific evidence, identify gaps in current research, give particular attention to children and other potentially vulnerable populations, and establish appropriate federal research priorities regarding wireless radiation and public health. Thank you for providing individuals and families with an opportunity to be heard. I urge HHS to carefully evaluate these experiences and the scientific evidence, identify gaps in current research, give particular attention to children and other potentially vulnerable populations—for example, those like me with autoimmune thyroid disease and Lyme disease--and establish appropriate federal research priorities regarding wireless radiation and public health. Thank you for providing individuals and families with an opportunity to be heard.