LG Electronics RD2030 user manual Aircraft, Do wireless phones pose a health hazard?

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Aircraft

FCC regulations prohibit using your phone while in the air. Switch OFF your phone before boarding an aircraft.

Blasting Areas

To avoid interfering with blasting operations, turn your phone OFF when in a “blasting area” or in areas posted: “Turn off two-way radio”. Obey all signs and instructions.

Potentially Explosive Atmosphere

Turn your phone OFF when in any area with a poten- tially explosive atmosphere and obey all signs and instructions. Sparks in such areas could cause an explo- sion or fire resulting in bodily injury or even death.

Areas with a potentially explosive atmosphere are often, but not always marked clearly. Potential areas may include: fueling areas (such as gasoline stations); below deck on boats; fuel or chemical transfer or storage facil- ities; vehicles using liquefied petroleum gas (such as propane or butane); areas where the air contains chem- icals or particles (such as grain, dust, or metal powders); and any other area where you would normally be advised to turn off your vehicle engine.

For Vehicles Equipped with an Air Bag

An air bag inflates with great force. DO NOT place objects, including either installed or portable wireless equipment, in the area over the air bag or in the air bag deployment area. If in-vehicle wireless equipment is improperly installed and the air bag inflates, serious injury could result.

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FDA Consumer Update

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health Consumer Update on Mobile Phones.

1.Do wireless phones pose a health hazard?

The available scientific evidence does not show that any health problems are associated with using wire- less phones. There is no proof, however, that wire- less phones are absolutely safe. Wireless phones emit low levels of radiofrequency energy (RF) in the microwave range while being used. They also emit very low levels of RF when in the stand-by mode. Whereas high levels of RF can produce health effects (by heating tissue), exposure to low level RF that does not produce heating effects causes no known adverse health effects. Many studies of low level RF exposures have not found any biological effects. Some studies have suggested that some bio- logical effects may occur, but such findings have not been confirmed by additional research. In some cases, other researchers have had difficulty in repro- ducing those studies, or in determining the reasons for inconsistent results.

2.What is FDA's role concerning the safety of wire- less phones?

Under the law, FDA does not review the safety of radiation-emitting consumer products such as wire- less phones before they can be sold, as it does with new drugs or medical devices. However, the agency

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