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An industrial safety consultant is conducting an audit of an aerospace manufacturing facility. The facility utilizes several electromagnetic devices: high-power radar transmitters (microwave/radio band), infrared curing ovens, ultraviolet curing lamps, and non-destructive testing (NDT) X-ray scanners.

Compile a safety brief detailing the biological hazards associated with exposure to these various electromagnetic fields. In your brief, you must:

  • Compare how non-ionizing and ionizing radiation interact fundamentally with biological matter to cause tissue damage.
  • Identify the specific physiological hazards associated with exposure to each of the four distinct regions of the electromagnetic spectrum utilized at this facility.
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