268 SAFETY TRAINING INFORMATIONYour Icom radio generates RF electromagneticenergy during transmit mode. This radio isdesigned for and classified as “Occupational UseOnly”, meaning it must be used only during thecourse of employment by individuals aware of thehazards, and the ways to minimize such hazards.This radio is NOT intended for use by the “General Population” inan uncontrolled environment.This radio has been tested and complies with the FCC RF expo-sure limits for “Occupational Use Only”. In addition, your Icomradio complies with the following Standards and Guidelines withregard to RF energy and electromagnetic energy levels and eval-uation of such levels for exposure to humans:• FCC OET Bulletin 65 Edition 97-01 Supplement C,Evaluating Compliance with FCC Guidelines for HumanExposure to Radio Frequency Electromagnetic Fields.• American National Standards Institute (C95.1-1992), IEEEStandard for Safety Levels with Respect to Human Exposureto Radio Frequency Electromagnetic Fields, 3 kHz to 300GHz.• American National Standards Institute (C95.3-1992), IEEERecommended Practice for the Measurement of PotentiallyHazardous Electromagnetic Fields– RF and Microwave.• The following accessories are authorized for use with thisproduct. Use of accessories other than those specified mayresult in RF exposure levels exceeding the FCC require-ments for wireless RF exposure.; Belt Clip (MB-94),Rechargeable Li-Ion Battery Pack (BP-230N/BP-232N) andSpeaker-microphone (HM-159L/HM-158L).To ensure that your expose to RF electromag-netic energy is within the FCC allowable limitsfor occupational use, always adhere to the fol-lowing guidelines:• DO NOT operate the radio without a proper antennaattached, as this may damaged the radio and may alsocause you to exceed FCC RF exposure limits. A properantenna is the antenna supplied with this radio by the manu-facturer or antenna specifically authorized by the manufac-turer for use with this radio.• DO NOT transmit for more than 50% of total radio use time(“50% duty cycle”). Transmitting more than 50% of the timecan cause FCC RF exposure compliance requirements to beexceeded. The radio is transmitting when the TX indicatorlights red. You can cause the radio to transmit by pressingthe “PTT” switch.• ALWAYS keep the antenna at least 2.5 cm (1 inch) awayfrom the body when transmitting and only use the Icom belt-clips listed on page 24 when attaching the radio to your belt,etc., to ensure FCC RF exposure compliance requirementsare not exceeded. To provide the recipients of your transmis-sion the best sound quality, hold the antenna at least 5 cm(2 inches) from your mouth, and slightly off to one side.The information listed above provides the user with the informa-tion needed to make him or her aware of RF exposure, and whatto do to assure that this radio operates with the FCC RF expo-sure limits of this radio.C AU TIO NW AR N IN G