Sacofa: Telco tower EMF emission harmless

KUCHING: Tests carried by the Malaysian Nuclear Agency since November last year proves further that the telcos tower pose no threat to public health and safety, said Sacofa Sdn Bhd, the ICT infrastructure company tasked to deliver Sarawak’s telecommunications and broadband coverage targets.
In a statement here today Sacofa said the tests conducted at 11 rural and urban sites revealed that the emissions of Radio Frequency (RF) or Electromagnet Field (EMF) in the immediate vicinity of telco tower sites varied from as little as 0.01% to 0.26% of the maximum exposure limit levels set by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC).
This information was shared with the public in today’s public engagement exercise at the MBKS Auditorium, Jalan Padungan here, in Sacofa’s ongoing effort to tackle public misconceptions around telco towers and the industry.
According to the statement, Sacofa’s managing director, Zaid Zaini said common misconceptions had emanated from diverse groups, ranging from the media, NGOs sections of the general public and even elected officials.
He said the talk provided an excellent opportunity for the experts to lay out the facts in robust terms, backed up by hard evidence, to ensure public concerns are met and misconceptions were tackled head on with research and testing.
Zaid said telco towers emit RF radiation, which is considered non-ionizing and operates at extremely low frequencies and is harmless to humans at the minimal levels at which Sacofa towers are built.
“Sacofa prides itself in not just adhering to industry standards but exceeding them, placing the utmost priority on the safety of public and property in the areas we operate,” he said, adding that all Sacofa towers strictly conformed to the British Standard Code of Practices, the globally-recognised quality and safety benchmarking. — Bernama