Chapter 7. Safety Guidelines
TIA Safety Information
Provided herein is the complete TIASafety Information for
Wireless Handheld phones. Inclusion of the text covering
Pacemakers, Hearing Aids, and Other Medical Devices is
required in the owner’s manual for CTIACertification. Use
of the remaining TIAlanguage is encouraged when
appropriate.
Exposure to Radio Frequency Signal
Your wireless handheld portable telephone is a low-power
radio transmitter and receiver. When it is ON, it receives and
also sends out radio frequency (RF) signals.
In August, 1996, the Federal Communications Commissions
(FCC) adopted RF exposure guidelines with safety levels for
handheld wireless phones. Those guidelines are consistent
with the safety standards previously set by both U.S. and
international standards bodies:
ANSI C95.1 (1992) *
NCRPReport 86 (1986)
ICNIRP(1996)
Those standards were based on comprehensive and periodic
evaluations of the relevant scientific literature. For example,
over 120 scientists, engineers, and physicians from
universities, government health agencies, and industry
reviewed the available body of research to develop the ANSI
Standard (C95.1).
*American National Standards Institute; National Council on
Radiation Protection and Measurements; International
Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection
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