LG C410 User Manual
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For Your Safety
Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”)
set policies and procedures for wireless
phones. The FDA issued a website publication
on health issues related to cell phone usage
where it states, The scientific community at
large … believes that the weight of scientific
evidence does not show an association
between exposure to radiofrequency
(RF) from cell phones and adverse health
outcomes. Still the scientific community does
recommend conducting additional research
to address gaps in knowledge. That research
is being conducted around the world and
FDA continues to monitor developments
in this field. You can access the joint FDA/
FCC website at http://www.fda.gov (under
“c”in the subject index, select Cell Phones
> Research). You can also contact the FDA
toll-free at (888) 463-6332 or (888) INFO-
FDA. In June 2000, the FDA entered into
a cooperative research and development
agreement through which additional scientific
research is being conducted. The FCC issued
its own website publication stating that
“there is no scientific evidence that proves
that wireless phone usage can lead to cancer
or a variety of other problems, including
headaches, dizziness or memory loss.” This
(888) 225-5322 or (888) CALL-FCC.
What does “SAR” mean?
In 1996, the FCC, working with the FDA, the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and
other agencies, established RF exposure
safety guidelines for wireless phones in
the United States. Before a wireless phone
model is available for sale to the public, it
must be tested by the manufacturer and
certified to the FCC that it does not exceed
limits established by the FCC. One of these
limits is expressed as a Specific Absorption
Rate, or “SAR.” SAR is a measure of the
rate of absorption of RF energy in the body.
Tests for SAR are conducted with the phone
transmitting at its highest power level in
all tested frequency bands. Since 1996, the
FCC has required that the SAR of handheld
wireless phones not exceed 1.6 watts per
kilogram, averaged over one gram of tissue.
Although the SAR is determined at the
highest power level, the actual SAR value of
a wireless phone while operating can be less
than the reported SAR value. This is because
the SAR value may vary from call to call,