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Health and Safety Information 114
teenagers. If you want to take steps to lower exposure
to radio frequency energy (RF), the measures
described above would apply to children and
teenagers using wireless phones. Reducing the time
of wireless phone use and increasing the distance
between the user and the RF source will reduce RF
exposure.
Some groups sponsored by other national
governments have advised that children be
discouraged from using wireless phones at all. For
example, the government in the United Kingdom
distributed leaflets containing such a recommendation
in December 2000.
They noted that no evidence exists that using a
wireless phone causes brain tumors or other ill
effects. Their recommendation to limit wireless phone
use by children was strictly precautionary; it was not
based on scientific evidence that any health hazard
exists.
Do hands-free kits for wireless
phones reduce
risks from exposure to RF
emissions?
Since there are no known risks from exposure to RF
emissions from wireless phones, there is no reason to
believe that hands-free kits reduce risks. Hands-free
kits can be used with wireless phones for convenience
and comfort. These systems reduce the absorption of
RF energy in the head because the phone, which is
the source of the RF emissions, will not be placed
against the head. On the other hand, if the phone is
mounted against the waist or other part of the body
during use, then that part of the body will absorb more
RF energy. Wireless phones marketed in the U.S. are
required to meet safety requirements regardless of
whether they are used against the head or against the
body. Either configuration should result in compliance
with the safety limit.