Section 12172Health and Safety InformationExposure to Radio Frequency (RF) SignalsCertification Information (SAR)Your wireless phone is a radio transmitter and receiver. Itis designed and manufactured not to exceed the exposurelimits for radio frequency (RF) energy set by the FederalCommunications Commission (FCC) of the U.S.government. These FCC exposure limits are derived fromthe recommendations of two expert organizations, theNational Counsel on Radiation Protection andMeasurement (NCRP) and the Institute of Electrical andElectronics Engineers (IEEE). In both cases, therecommendations were developed by scientific andengineering experts drawn from industry, government,and academia after extensive reviews of the scientificliterature related to the biological effects of RF energy.The exposure limit set by the FCC for wireless mobilephones employs a unit of measurement known as theSpecific Absorption Rate (SAR). The SAR is a measure ofthe rate of absorption of RF energy by the human bodyexpressed in units of watts per kilogram (W/kg). TheFCC requires wireless phones to comply with a safetylimit of 1.6 watts per kilogram (1.6 W/kg). The FCCexposure limit incorporates a substantial margin of safetyto give additional protection to the public and to accountfor any variations in measurements.
