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using a cell phone causes brain tumors or
other ill effects. Their recommendation
to limit cell phone use by children was
strictly precautionary; it was not based on
scientific evidence that any health hazard
exists.
Additional information on the safety of RF
exposures from various sources can be
obtained from the following organizations
(updated 10/1/2010):
• FCC RF Safety Program:
www.fcc.gov/oet/rfsafety/
• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA):
www.epa.gov/radtown/wireless-tech.
html
• Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA):
www.osha.gov/SLTC/
radiofrequencyradiation/
(Note: This web address is case sensitive.)
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• National Institute for Occupational Safety
and Health (NIOSH):
www.cdc.gov/niosh/
• World Health Organization (WHO):
www.who.int/peh-emf/en/
• International Commission on Non-
Ionizing Radiation Protection:
www.icnirp.de
• Health Protection Agency:
www.hpa.org.uk/Topics/Radiation/
• US Food and Drug Administration:
www.fda.gov/Radiation-EmittingProducts/
RadiationEmittingProductsandProcedures/
HomeBusinessandEntertainment/
CellPhones/default.htm
Specific Absorption Rate (SAR)
Certification Information
Your wireless phone is a radio transmitter
and receiver. It is designed and
manufactured not to exceed the exposure
limits for Radio Frequency (RF) energy
set by the Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) of the U.S. Government.
These FCC RF exposure limits are derived
from the recommendations of two expert
organizations: the National Council on
Radiation Protection and Measurement
(NCRP) and the Institute of Electrical and
Electronics Engineers (IEEE). In both cases,
the recommendations were developed by
scientific and engineering experts drawn
from industry, government, and academia
after extensive reviews of the scientific
literature related to the biological effects of
RF energy.
Important Health and Safety Information
The RF exposure limit set by the FCC for
wireless mobile phones employs a unit
of measurement known as the Specific
Absorption Rate (SAR). The SAR is a
measure of the rate of absorption of RF
energy by the human body expressed in
units of watts per kilogram (W/kg). The FCC
requires wireless phones to comply with a
safety limit of 1.6 watts per kilogram (1.6 W/
kg).
The FCC SAR limit incorporates a
substantial margin of safety to give
additional protection to the public
and to account for any variations in
measurements.
SAR tests are conducted using standard
operating positions accepted by the FCC
with the phone transmitting at its highest
certified power level in all tested frequency
bands. Although the SAR is determined at
the highest certified power level, the actual
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