Are there any Australian Standards that apply to microwave ovens?
The National Health and Medical Research Council recognises that some microwaves may escape from ovens and has laid down a standard of safety for leakage radiation. It believes that compliance with this standard will ensure the public health is not affected by the use of microwave ovens. This standard of safety states that the power flux density of microwave radiation from any microwave oven shall not exceed 5 milliwatts per square centimetre at any point 5 centimetres or more from the external surface of the oven.
