LG -H636 Quick Start Manual page 20

Safety Guidelines
2. What is the FDA's role concerning the safety of wireless
phones?
Under the law, the FDA does not review the safety of
radiation emitting consumer products such as wireless
phones before they can be sold, as it does with new drugs
or medical devices. However, the agency has authority
to take action if wireless phones are shown to emit
radio frequency energy (RF) at a level that is hazardous
to the user. In such a case, the FDA could require the
manufacturers of wireless phones to notify users of the
health hazard and to repair, replace, or recall the phones
so that the hazard no longer exists.
Although the existing scientific data do not justify FDA
regulatory actions, the FDA has urged the wireless phone
industry to take a number of steps, including the following:
• Support needed research into possible biological effects
of RF of the type emitted by wireless phones;
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• Design wireless phones in a way that minimizes any RF
exposure to the user that is not necessary for device
function; and
• Cooperate in providing of wireless phones with the best
possible information on possible effects of wireless
phone use on human health.
The FDA belongs to an interagency working group of
the federal agencies that have responsibility for different
aspects of RF safety to ensure coordinated efforts at
the federal level. The following agencies belong to this
working group:
• National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Environmental Protection Agency
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(Administración de la seguridad y salud laborales)
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration