Safety Code 6 Analysis for

Address: 315 Fowler St, Regional District of Central Kootenay, BC

Date: 25 March 2020

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 Agenda

• Health Canada Requirements Regarding RF Electromagnetic Emissions

• Process to Ensure Compliance with Requirements
• Evaluation of Site at 315 Fowler St, Regional District of Central Kootenay, BC

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 About Electromagnetic Radiation
• Electromagnetic radiation is all around us and there are
many natural and man-made sources.
– Solar radiation
– Thermal noise from the earth
– Microwave and induction ovens
– Alarms and baby monitors
– Radio broadcast stations
– Cell phones and cell towers

• Emissions from cell phones/towers are non-ionizing radiation

which are lower energy and are not strong enough to alter
the molecular chemical structure (unlike X-ray radiation)

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 Health Canada Guidelines
• Health Canada has established exposure limits of RF electromagnetic energy exposure
– It is known that prolonged exposure to sufficiently intense RF energy can cause heating of materials, including
human tissue
– Limits of Human Exposure to RF Electromagnetic Energy in the Frequency Range from 3kHz to 300GHz (Safety
Code 6)

• About the Safety Code 6 Limits

– Limits established are based on an ongoing review of published scientific studies on the health impact of RF
electromagnetic energy emissions exposure
– Limits set at the lowest exposure level at which health hazards can occur
– An additional safety factor of 50 is then applied
– Limits consistent with other science-based standards used in USA, European Union, Japan, and New Zealand
– Canadian telecommunications operators in 2015 were advised to comply with even more stringent limits, about
twice as stringent as the 2009 limits

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 Compliance Assurance Process
• All Telecommunications Carriers are required to ensure that their sites are in compliance
with Safety Code 6 requirements
• To achieve this, we have utilized EMF Visual, an emissions simulation tool to show site
compliance
• About the Tool
– Industry-standard (Canada and internationally)
– Industry Canada-accepted
– Model the supporting structure
– Model placement of antennas
– Model all antennas, transmit power, downtilt, frequency
– Graphically shows the emissions contour as a % of the Safety Code 6 limit

• Emissions contour must remain at least 2m above the surface for compliance
– Industry Canada GL08

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Location of Towers Relative to Points of Interest

N Distance
Point Location from the
D Tower (m)

A House 12

B House 35

C C House 25

E A D House 53

B E Ground (Tower Base) 0 - 200

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 Evaluation of RF Emissions Against 2015 SC6 Limits (100%)
100% Emissions shown with white contour

D
C A.
D.
B A

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 Evaluation of RF Emissions Against 2015 SC6 Limits (50%)
50% Emissions shown with yellow contour

D. D A.
C A
B

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 Evaluation of RF Emissions Against 2015 SC6 Limits (10%)
10% emissions shown with blue contour

C D
B A
D.
E

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 Emissions Levels at Points of Interest
Distance from the Emission Level
Point Location Reference Height
Nearest Tower (m) W/m² % SC6 Limit
A House 12 2m above roof 0.126 2.56

B House 35 2m above roof 0.098 1.99

C House 25 2m above roof 0.141 2.85

D House 53 2m above roof 0.002 0.05

E Ground (Tower Base) 0 - 200 2m above ground 0.067 1.35

As a comparison, WiFi emissions levels 6ft WiFi Emissions 6ft from AP

from the access point is shown at right: (W/sq-m) % SC6 Limit
0.061 1.2%

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 Compliance Summary
• The site is in Compliance with Safety Code 6 limits for all points of interest and all areas
around the towers.
• Emissions levels above all points of interest are less than the Safety Code 6 limits by a
factor of ~8.

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 Antenna Input Table
Ant. Gain
Max
Ht. AGL* Az. E. Tilt M. Tilt Freq PTRANSMITTER
Sector ID Technology Antenna Model (EMF) EIRP/Ant

N [m] [deg] [deg] [deg] [MHz] [Watts] [dBi] [Watts]

1 LTE2600 T01_S1_HUA_ASI4516R0_2300-2600_2t 22.95 60 4 0 2670 120.0 17.5 6748

2 LTE2600 T02_S2_HUA_ASI4516R0_2300-2600_2t 22.95 225 4 0 2670 120.0 17.5 6748

3 LTE2600 T03_S3_HUA_ASI4516R0_2300-2600_2t 22.95 315 4 0 2670 120.0 17.5 6748

1 LTE2100 T04_S1_HPA-65R-BUU-H6_2100MHz 26.09 60 2 0 2147 320.0 17.2 16794

2 LTE2100 T05_S2_HPA-65R-BUU-H6_2100MHz 26.09 225 2 0 2147 320.0 17.2 16794

3 LTE2100 T06_S3_HPA-65R-BUU-H6_2100MHz 26.09 315 2 0 2147 320.0 17.2 16794

1 WCDMA_1900 T07_S1_HPA-65R-BUU-H6_1900MHz 29.09 60 2 0 1957 240.0 16.9 11755

2 WCDMA_1900 T08_S2_HPA-65R-BUU-H6_1900MHz 29.09 225 2 0 1957 240.0 16.9 11755

3 WCDMA_1900 T09_S3_HPA-65R-BUU-H6_1900MHz 29.09 315 2 0 1957 240.0 16.9 11755

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