Health and safety information11What steps can I take to reduce myexposure to radio frequency energyfrom my wireless phone?If there is a risk from these products - and at thispoint we do not know that there is - it is probablyvery small. But if you are concerned about avoidingeven potential risks, you can take a few simple stepsto minimize your exposure to radio frequency energy(RF). Since time is a key factor in how muchexposure a person receives, reducing the amount oftime spent using a wireless phone will reduce RFexposure.• “If you must conduct extended conversations bywireless phone every day, you could place moredistance between your body and the source ofthe RF, since the exposure level drops offdramatically with distance. For example, youcould use a headset and carry the wireless phoneaway from your body or use a wireless phoneconnected to a remote antenna.Again, the scientific data do not demonstratethat wireless phones are harmful. But if youare concerned about the RF exposure fromthese products, you can use measures likethose described above to reduce your RFexposure from wireless phone use.What about children using wirelessphones?The scientific evidence does not show a danger tousers of wireless phones, including children andteenagers. If you want to take steps to lowerexposure to radio frequency energy (RF), themeasures described above would apply to childrenand teenagers using wireless phones. Reducing thetime of wireless phone use and increasing thedistance between the user and the RF source willreduce RF exposure.Some groups sponsored by other nationalgovernments have advised that children be