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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

Magnetic bridge

Harmlessness of magnet fastenings

The Federal Office for Radiation Protection explains as follows, in 
response to the frequently asked question of whether magnetic 
clips on name badges are harmless:

The wearing of small permanent magnets on the body, in the form 
of, for example, magnetic clips for name badges is generally not 
damaging to your health. This use leads only to very limited local 
exposure to weak static magnetic fields.  Normal use of such mag-
netic clips is no way near sufficient to  trigger the adverse biological 
effects that we are all familiar with. Small permanent magnets 
may however interfere with certain types of coronary pacemaker. 
From approx. 1 mT magnetic flux density upwards, it is possible 
that magnetic cards, credit cards, watches etc. are also affected. 
It is therefore advisable not to wear the name badge directly 
above an implanted pacemaker and not to store sensitive 
magnetic cards in jacket pockets. 

Source: http://www.bfs.de/de/elektro/nff/anwendung_vorkommen/ande-
re_anwendungen.html / Date: 23.11.2012

We recommend that all carriers of pacemakers  
use the fastening system pins and clips instead  
of magnetic version. Credit and magnet cards 
should not be kept in the vicinity of magnets. 

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