HHS-OASH-2026-0397-0107
https://www.regulations.gov/comment/HHS-OASH-2026-0397-0107

Manmade electromagnetic radiation exposure has radically altered the trajectory of my life.  
In the early 2010s, I achieved my dream career of a firefighter-paramedic.  Paradoxically, my health began to suffer.  This seemed strange to me as I was young, healthy, and eating an extremely healthy paleo diet and working out daily.  But brain fog, skin rashes, eye fatigue, ringing in my ears and aches/pains became the new norm for me.  Firefighting can be a high-stress job, but that alone didn't account for my symptoms.  Doctors had no answers for me.  My performance on the job, and as a husband and father back home, began to suffer.  Eventually, I saw the writing on the wall and left that career that had been acquired at such a dear cost.   It was a heartbreaking decision but I thought it the best thing for me and my family long-term.  
Unexpectedly, my symptoms began to improve with no interventions besides leaving the firefighting lifestyle behind.  
This was the dawn of the podcast era, and on health-focused podcasts, I began to hear a bit about "EMF" both natural and artificial, and the research on their impacts on human health.  Several things began to click for me as I researched the topic further.
#1 The firefighting world exposed me to a variety of very powerful manmade EMF sources, primarily radio frequency, or "wireless" communications of walkie-talkies, cell phones, pagers, and supporing equipment within the forestation.  
#2 The firefighting world, by frequently keeping me up during the night, was disrupting my circadian rhythm, and reducing my ability to rest and recover.

Armed with this new understanding of the world, I recovered quickly, and took steps within my home to protect my family from EMF.  

Not long after, my mother was diagnosed with a glioblastoma multiforme, an aggressive form of brain cancer.  She passed within 8-months. It was an incredibly difficult few years around her passing.  However, in thinking about how she used technology, I saw a link to her cancer.  For example, she was incredibly social, and had many friends.  As a result she used her cell phone multiple hours every day.  Her tumor was on the same side of her head that she held her phone up to.  

As the dust settled around her passing, I realized there was a significant lack of awareness in the world about EMF exposure.  I felt compelled to do something about it, so that others might avoid the pain I had experienced in losing a treasured career, and loved one.  I discovered people were doing this work in the world, through the Building Biology Institute.  I signed up for their training and In just a few short years, I had become certified and began working with clients to uncover the EMF exposures in their homes, coaching them through practical remediations to reduce their exposures.  

My work as a Building Biologist is incredibly rewarding.  It is also an uphill battle as slick marketing, tech creep, and biased research dilute the links between human made EMF and health. 

Technology does wonderful things for us, but not without a biological cost.  The public needs to be made aware of this, so that they can make informed choices on their exposures to EMF.  Here are several ways the government could help accelerate this change:

#1 Stop the revolving door between Big Wireless and regulation bodies like the FCC.
#2 The FCC must update their 1996 exposure guidelines without industry influence.  Greater exposure protection for sensitive populations like children and pregnant mothers should the minimum outcome.  
#3 The precautionary principle should be the starting point for technologies that use electromagnetic forces to function.  Industry must provide a reasonable degree of safety and assurance prior to rolling out new products.