Health and Safety Information150Health and Safety InformationExposure to Radio Frequency (RF) SignalsYour wireless phone is a radio transmitter and receiver. It is designed andmanufactured not to exceed the emission limits for exposure to radiofrequency (RF) energy set by the Federal Communications Commission(FCC) of the U.S. Government. These limits are part of comprehensiveguidelines and establish permitted levels of RF energy for the generalpopulation. The guidelines are based on the safety standards that weredeveloped by independent scientific organizations through periodic andthorough evaluation of scientific studies.The standards include a substantial safety margin designed to assure thesafety of all persons, regardless of age and health.The exposure standard for wireless phones employs a unit ofmeasurement known as Specific Absorption Rate (SAR). The SAR limitrecommended by the FCC is 1.6W/kg.*SAR tests are conducted using standard operating positions specified bythe FCC with the phone transmitting at its highest certified power level in alltested frequency bands. Although the SAR is determined at the highestcertified power level, the actual SAR level of the phone while operating canbe well below the maximum value. This is because the phone is designedto operate at multiple power levels so as to use only the power required toreach the network. In general, the closer you are to a wireless base stationantenna, the lower the power output of the phone.*. In the U.S. and Canada, the SAR limit for mobile phonesused by the public is 1.6 watts/kg (W/kg) averaged over onegram of tissue. The standard incorporates a substantial mar-gin of safety to give additional protection for the public andto account for any variations in measurements.
