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Safety Information
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Rate (SAR) may not comply with FCC radiation exposure limits and should
be avoided.
Exposure to radio frequency signals
Your wireless handheld portable telephone is a low power radio transmitter
and receiver. When it is on, it receives and also sends out radio frequency
(RF) signals.
In August, 1996, the FCC adopted RF exposure guidelines with safety
levels for hand-held wireless phones. Those guidelines are consistent with
the safety standards previously set by both U.S. and international
standards bodies:
ANSI/IEEE C95.1 (1999)
1
NCRP Report 86 (1986)
2
ICNIRP (1998)
3
IRPA (1991) Guidelines on Protection Against Non-ionizing Radiation
4
These standards are based on comprehensive and periodic evaluations of
the relevant scientific literature. For example, over 120 scientists,
engineers, and physicians from universities, government health agencies,
and industry reviewed the available body of research to develop the ANSI
Standard (C95.1).
The SAR limit for the United States and Canada is set by the FCC at 1.6
mW/g, averaged over one gram volume limit. The standard incorporates a
substantial margin of safety to give additional protection for the public and
to account for any variations in measurements. Tests for SAR are conducted
using standard operating positions specified by the FCC with the phone
transmitting at the highest certified power level in all tested frequency
bands. The phone, while operating, can be well below the maximum level.
1.American National Standards Institute
2.National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements
3.International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection
4.Internal Radiation Protection Association
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