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Kingdom made such a recommendation in
December 2000. In this report, a group of
independent experts noted that no evidence
exists that 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:
http://www.fcc.gov/oet/rfsafety/
.
•
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA):
http://www.epa.gov/radtown/wireless-tech.html
.
•
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA):
http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/radiofrequencyradiation/
.
(Note: This web address is case sensitive.)
•
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH):
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/
.
•
World Health Organization (WHO):
http://www.who.int/peh-emf/en/
.
•
International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation
Protection:
http://www.icnirp.de
.
•
Health Protection Agency:
http://www.hpa.org.uk/Topics/Radiation/
.
•
US Food and Drug Administration:
http://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.
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
