Department of Defense
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 6055.11
August 19, 2009
Incorporating Change 1, October 10, 2017
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SUBJECT: Protecting Personnel from Electromagnetic Fields
References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE. This Instruction:
a. Reissues DoD Instruction (DoDI) 6055.11 (Reference (a)) in accordance with the
authority in DoD Directive (DoDD) 5134.01 (Reference (b)) and the guidance in DoDD 4715.1E
(Reference (c)) to update policy, responsibilities, and procedures for protecting personnel from
exposure to electromagnetic fields (EMFs) from 0 to 300 gigahertz (GHz).
b. Removes laser content, which is covered in DoDI 6055.15 (Reference (d)).
c. Establishes the DoD Transmitted EMF Radiation Protection (TERP) Working Group to
provide technical guidance and recommend policy on EMF safety and health matters within the
Department of Defense in accordance with DoDI 6055.01 (Reference (e)).
d. Establishes the DoD EMF Injury Hotline.
e. Expands guidance to include exposure to EMFs from 0 to 3 kilohertz (kHz) in accordance
with the American National Standards Institute/Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
(IEEE) C95.6-2002 (Reference (f)).
2. APPLICABILITY. This Instruction:
a. Applies to the OSD, the Military Departments, the Office of the Chairman of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff and the Joint Staff, the Combatant Commands, the Office of the Inspector
General of the Department of Defense, the Defense Agencies, the DoD Field Activities, and all
other organizational entities in the Department of Defense (hereafter referred to collectively as
the “DoD Components”).
