Health and Safety Information 172manufacturers to ensure that cardiac pacemakers and defibrillators are safe from wireless phone EMI. FDA hastested wireless phones and helped develop a voluntary standard sponsored by the Institute of Electrical andElectronic Engineers (IEEE). This standard specifies test methods and performance requirements for hearing aidsand wireless phones so that no interference occurs when a person uses a compatible phone and a compatiblehearing aid at the same time. This standard was approved by the IEEE in 2000.FDA continues to monitor the use of wireless phones for possible interactions with other medical devices. Shouldharmful interference be found to occur, FDA will conduct testing to assess the interference and work to resolve theproblem.Additional information on the safety of RF exposures from various sources can be obtained from the followingorganizations (Updated 12/1/2006):• FCC RF Safety Program:http://www.fcc.gov/oet/rfsafety/• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA):http://www.epa.gov/radiation/• Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA):http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/radiofrequencyradiation/index.html• National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH):http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/homepage.html• World Health Organization (WHO):http://www.who.int/peh-emf/• International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection:http://www.icnirp.de• Health Protection Agency:http://www.hpa.org.uk/radiation• US Food and Drug Administration:http://www.fda.gov/cellphonesRoad SafetyYour wireless phone gives you the powerful ability to communicate by voice, almost anywhere, anytime. But animportant responsibility accompanies the benefits of wireless phones, one that every user must uphold.When driving a car, driving is your first responsibility. When using your wireless phone behind the wheel of a car,practice good common sense and remember the following tips:
