Samsung SCH a670 User Manual

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Section 14: Health and Safety Information
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Consumer Information on Wireless Phones
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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.