International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection

The mission of ICNIRP is to screen and evaluate scientific knowledge and recent findings toward providing protection guidance on non-ionizing radiation, i.e. radio, microwave, UV and infrared.

ICNIRP consists of a main commission which membership is limited to fourteen to ensure efficiency covering the fields of epidemiology, biology and medicine, physics and dosimetry and optical radiation.

It has ties to IRPA and is formally recognized by the World Health Organization (WHO)[3] and the International Labour Office (ILO) as partners in the field of non-ionizing radiation.

To preserve its independence from vested interests ICNIRP applies fundamental principles as provided by its Charter and statutes: it does not receive financial support from commercial entities.

In this process the published literature is carefully read and interpreted in light of a set of quality criteria widely agreed by the scientific community.