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BlackBerry Wireless Handheld
Important safety information
exposure for handheld wireless devices, which in turn are
consistent with the following safety standards previously set by
Canadian, U.S., and international standards bodies:
•
ANSI/IEEE C95.1-1999, IEEE Standard for Safety Levels with
Respect to Human Exposure to Radio Frequency
Electromagnetic Fields, 3kHz to 300 GHz
•
National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements
(NCRP) Report 86, -1986, Biological Effects and Exposure
Criteria for Radio Frequency Electromagnetic Fields
•
Health Canada, Safety Code 6, 1999, Limits of Human Exposure
to Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Fields in the Frequency
Range from 3 kHz to 300 GHz
•
International Commission on Non-Ionising Radiation
Protection (ICNIRP) 1998, Guidelines for limiting exposure to
time-varying electric, magnetic, and electromagnetic fields (up
to 300 GHz)
To maintain compliance with FCC and IC RF exposure guidelines,
use only RIM supplied or approved accessories. The RIM handheld
is designed to be carried in an approved holster when carried on
your body. When carrying the BlackBerry Wireless Handheld while
switched on, use the specific RIM holster that has been tested for
compliance. Use of non-RIM approved accessories may violate FCC
and IC RF exposure guidelines and may void your warranty.
SPECIFIC ABSORPTION RATE DATA
THIS MODEL WIRELESS HANDHELD MEETS GOVERNMENT
REQUIREMENTS FOR EXPOSURE TO RADIO WAVES.
Your wireless handheld is a radio transmitter and receiver. It is
designed and manufactured not to exceed the emission limits for
exposure to radio frequency (RF) energy set by the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC) of the U.S. Government and
Industry Canada of the Canadian Government (IC). These limits are
