Blackberry Curve 8320 Safety And Product Information page 20

standards include a substantial safety margin designed to assure the safety of all
persons, regardless of age and health.
The exposure standard for wireless devices employs a unit of measurement known
as the Specific Absorption Rate, or SAR. The SAR limit set by the FCC/IC is 1.6W/kg*.
The SAR limit recommended by The Council of the European Union is 2.0W/kg**.
Tests for SAR are conducted using standard operating positions specified by the FCC/
IC with the device transmitting at its highest certified power level in all tested
frequency bands. Although the SAR is determined at the highest certified power level,
the actual SAR level of the device while operating can be well below the maximum
value. This is because the device is designed to operate at multiple power levels so
as to use only the power required to reach the network. In general, the closer you are
to a wireless base station antenna, the lower the power output.
Before a wireless device model is available for sale to the public, it must be tested
and certified to the FCC, IC, and The Council of the European Union that it does not
exceed the limit established by the government-adopted requirement for safe
exposure under the recommendations of the International Commission on Non-
Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP). The tests are performed in positions and
locations (for example, at the ear and worn on the body) as required by the FCC, IC,
and The Council of the European Union for each model.
The highest SAR value for each device model when tested for use at the ear is outlined
below:
Device 1 g / 10 g SAR (W/kg)
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