LG Electronics LG430G Cell Phone User Manual


 
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Safety Guidelines
wireless phone industry to take
a number of steps, including the
following:
t Support needed research into
possible biological effects of RF
of the type emitted by wireless
phones;
t Design wireless phones in a way
that minimizes any RF exposure
to the user that is not necessary
for device function; and
t Cooperate in providing users of
wireless phones with the best
possible information on possible
effects of wireless phone use on
human health.
The FDA belongs to an interagency
working group of the federal
agencies that have responsibility
for different aspects of RF safety
to ensure coordinated efforts at
the federal level. The following
agencies belong to this working
group:
t National Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health
t Environmental Protection Agency
t Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (Administración de
la seguridad y salud laborales)
t Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
t National Telecommunications and
Information Administration
The National Institutes of Health
participates in some interagency
working group activities, as well.
The FDA shares regulatory
responsibilities for wireless phones
with the Federal Communications
Commission (FCC). All phones that
are sold in the United States must
comply with FCC safety guidelines
that limit RF exposure. The FCC
relies on the FDA and other health
agencies for safety questions about
wireless phones.
The FCC also regulates the base
stations that the wireless phone
networks rely upon. While these
base stations operate at higher
power than do the wireless phones
themselves, the RF exposures
that people get from these base