{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-6613","number":"6613","name":"Malin Starrett","organization":"","posted":"2026-10-28T04:00Z","received":"2026-10-21T04:00Z","body":"I have been moderately sensitive to EMFs and RF for many years. I first became conscious of this on moving out of my parents' house which was situated near a 275KV electric pylon. I moved six miles away but on returning at the weekends etc., I noticed an unhealthy influence in their house.\n\nLater, in the 2000s, I noticed feeling ill when using computers. Later, while working as a healthcare assistant in hospitals and nursing homes, I started to notice feeling unwell when near to WiFi modem/routers and DECT telephones.\n\nI am involved in public understanding of science work, including presenting talks and workshops about radio technology and associated health effects. The problem of sensitivity to these influences is much greater than most people recognise. However, when one starts to directly ask people if they are affected, many do recount their own stories of health problems.\n\nIn my educational work in the U.K. and Ireland, I notice a distinct unwillingness for educational and health authorities to attempt to educate the public about reducing exposure to radio frequency radiation. The attitude appears to be that any such education would indicate an admission from those authorities that there are real health problems involved. The situation as it stands is that the levels of radiation keep on rising, with none of the authorities taking any responsibility to moderate behaviours.\nWith kind regards\nMalin Starrett","attachments":[],"attachment_inventory":true,"withheld":false,"source":"https://www.regulations.gov/comment/HHS-OASH-2026-0397-6613","tags":["health-experiences","exposure-places"],"source_hash":"828e99305adcea2661ee339c8813ea2f81ab92cdab4fac4700bdcbda577a79dd","slug":"health-experiences-comment-6613","classification":{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-6613","body_sha256":"d46943f0fc85d47cbecffdfb30b25feac04d761ea7f2dada2df408b43fc614c2","status":"ai_reviewed","primary_topic":"ehs","topics":[{"id":"ehs","evidence":"I have been moderately sensitive to EMFs and RF"},{"id":"electricity","evidence":"situated near a 275KV electric pylon"},{"id":"occupational","evidence":"working as a healthcare assistant"},{"id":"research","evidence":"educate the public about reducing exposure"}],"summary":"Reports sensitivity near power infrastructure, computers and wireless equipment in healthcare workplaces, describes public education work, and criticizes official reluctance to teach exposure reduction.","reviewed_at":"2026-10-28T23:54:32Z","review_method":"Full comment-text review with exact source evidence; attachments not reviewed","review_source_sha256":"2ac4145d16e92c997593b7c553ce9da20dd7690b5c75ef8216d69eaa6fbc8bad","source_url":"https://rfsafe.net/hhs-comments/data/catalog.json","scope":"Original comment body; attachments excluded"},"forum_topics":["ehs","electricity","occupational","research"],"primary_topic":"ehs","forum_title":"Reports sensitivity near power infrastructure, computers and wireless equipment in healthcare workplaces,…"}