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Section 4: Safety Guidelines and Warranty Information
4A: Safety 111
Environmental Impact Statement and eventual rejection of an
application. Technical guidelines for evaluating compliance with the
FCC RF safety requirements can be found in the FCC's OET Bulletin 65.
http://www.fcc.gov/oet/info/documents/bulletins/#65
Low-powered, intermittent, or inaccessible RF transmitters and facilities
are normally excluded from the requirement for routine evaluation for
RF exposure. These exclusions are based on standard calculations and
measurement data indicating that a transmitting station or equipment
operating under the conditions prescribed is unlikely to cause exposures
in excess of the guidelines under normal conditions of use. Such
exclusions are not exclusions from compliance, but, rather, exclusions
from routine evaluation. The FCC's policies on RF exposure and
categorical exclusion can be found in Section 1.1307(b) of the FCC's
Rules and Regulations [(47 CFR 1.1307(b)].
7. How can I obtain the Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) value for
my wireless phone?
The FCC requires that wireless phones sold in the United States
demonstrate compliance with human exposure limits adopted by the
FCC in 1996. The relative amount of RF energy absorbed in the head of a
wireless telephone-user is given by the Specific Absorption Rate (SAR), as
explained above. The FCC requires wireless phones to comply with a
safety limit of 1.6 watts per kilogram (1.6 W/kg) in terms of SAR.
Information on SAR for a specific phone model can be obtained for many
recently manufactured phones using the FCC identification (ID) number
for that model. The FCC ID number is usually printed somewhere on the
case of the phone. Sometimes it may be necessary to remove the battery
pack to find the number. Once you have the ID number, go to the
following Web address:
www.fcc.gov/oet/fccid
. On this page, you will see
instructions for entering the FCC ID number. Type the FCC ID number
exactly as requested (the Grantee Code is the first three characters, the
Equipment Product Code is the rest of the FCC ID number). Then click
on "Start Search." The "Grant of Equipment Authorization" for your
telephone should appear. Read through the grant for the section on "SAR
Compliance," "Certification of Compliance with FCC Rules for RF
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