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For Your Safety 132
the safety limit.” Also, if you use your wireless device while in a car, you can
use a device with an antenna on the outside of the vehicle. You should also
read and follow your wireless device manufacturer’s instructions for the safe
operation of your device.
Do wireless devices pose any special risks to children?
The FDA/FCC website states that “the scientific evidence does not show a
danger to users of wireless communication devices, including children.” The
FDA/FCC website further states that “some groups sponsored by other
national governments have advised that children be discouraged from
using wireless devices at all.” For example, the Stewart Report from the
United Kingdom [“UK”] made such a recommendation in December 2000.
In this report a group of independent experts noted that no evidence exists
that using a cell phone causes brain tumors or other ill effects. [The UK’s]
recommendation to limit cell phone use by children was strictly precautionary;
it was not based on scientific evidence that any health hazard exists. A copy of
the UK’s leaflet is available at
http://www.dh.gov.uk
(search “mobile”), or you
can write to: NRPB, Chilton, Didcot, Oxon OX11 ORQ, United Kingdom. Copies
of the UK’s annual reports on mobile phones and RF are available online at
http://www.hpa.org.uk/radiation/
(search “mobile”). Parents who wish to
reduce their children’s RF exposure may choose to restrict their children’s
wireless device use.
Where can I get further information about RF emissions?
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
http://www.fda.gov
U.S. Federal Communications Commission
http://www.fcc.gov/oet/rfsafety
Royal Society of Canada Expert Panels on Potential Health Risks of
Radio Frequency Fields from Wireless Telecommunication Devices
http://www.rsc.ca/index.php?page=Expert_Panels_RF&Lang_id=120
World Health Organization
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs193/en/
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