LG CU920 User Manual

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Safety Guidelines

whole body or a small part of the body. It is measured in watts/kg (or

milliwatts/g) of matter. This measurement is used to determine whether a

wireless phone complies with safety guidelines.

9. What steps can I take to reduce my exposure to radiofrequency energy

from my wireless phone?

If there is a risk from these products - and at this point we do not know that

there is - it is probably very small. But if you are concerned about avoiding

even potential risks, you can take a few simple steps to minimize your

exposure to radiofrequency energy (RF). Since time is a key factor in how

much exposure a person receives, reducing the amount of time spent using a

wireless phone will reduce RF exposure. If you must conduct extended

conversations by wireless phone every day, you could place more distance

between your body and the source of the RF, since the exposure level drops

off dramatically with distance. For example, you could use a headset and

carry the wireless phone away from your body or use a wireless phone

connected to a remote antenna. Again, the scientific data do not

demonstrate that wireless phones are harmful. But if you are concerned

about the RF exposure from these products, you can use measures like those

described above to reduce your RF exposure from wireless phone use.

10. What about children using wireless phones?

The scientific evidence does not show a danger to users of wireless phones,

including children and teenagers. If you want to take steps to lower exposure

to radiofrequency 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 govern-

ments 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.

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