Electronic Engineers (IEEE). This standard specifies test methods and performance requirements for hearing aids and wireless phones so that no interference occurs when a person uses a compatible phone and a compatible hearing 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. Should harmful interference be found to occur, FDA will conduct testing to assess the interference and work to resolve the problem.
Additional information on the safety of RF exposures from various sources can be obtained from the following organizations (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):
•International Commission on
•National Radiation Protection Board (UK): http://www.hpa.org.uk/radiation
•US Food and Drug Administration: http://www.fda.gov/cellphones
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