A recent report, issued by Radhaz , has found that an AM radio tower at Sydney Olympic Park does not pose a health risk to residents.
AM radio stations, 2UE and 2SM, which broadcast from a transmission tower at the Park, have emissions below the allowable human exposure limit. Expert advice from Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Science Authority (ARPANSA), Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) and Radhaz confirms that the 2UE / 2SM tower is transmitting within the levels allowed by the Australian Communications Authority (ACA) standard.
Late in 2002, Payce Properties Pty Ltd claimed that electromagnetic emissions from the transmission tower were in breach of the Australian Communications Authority standard, and represented a danger to nearby residents. The new findings mean this claim has been over turned.
The Radhaz report - issued in April 2003 - stated that the consultant reports supplied earlier by Payce Properties had used incorrect methodology, and accordingly their conclusions were erroneous. The Radhaz report was commissioned by SOPA and the former Planning NSW (now the Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Natural Resources - DIPNR). Planning NSW became involved in the study as they gave initial development approval for the residential development at Homebush Bay.
ARPANSA reviewed the Radhaz report and concluded in respect of "The Waterfront" development at Homebush Bay West, that: "there is no basis for concern over direct effects of radio-frequency radiation for prospective apartment occupants. Neither the contact currents nor electric and magnetic fields measured by Radhaz in their survey exceeded the limits recommended".
In addition, the Commonwealth TGA reviewed the Radhaz report and advised: "therapeutical medical goods such as heart pacemakers would be unaffected by exposure to electromagnetic emissions from AM radio transmissions".
For further information contact: Tony Morgan, Manager Contracts & Legal, Sydney Olympic Park Authority, on 9714 7232.
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