Blackberry Pearl Flip 8230 Safety And Product Information page 20

The BlackBerry® device is a radio transmitter and receiver. It is designed and manufactured not
to exceed the emission limits for exposure to radio frequency (RF) energy set by the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC) of the U.S. Government and Industry Canada of the
Canadian Government (IC). These limits are part of comprehensive guidelines and establish
permitted levels of RF energy for the general population. The guidelines are based on standards
that were developed by independent scientific organizations through periodic and thorough
evaluation of scientific studies. The 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*. 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 and IC 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 and IC and for each model.
The highest SAR value for each device model when tested for use at the ear is outlined below:
Device 1 g SAR (W/kg)
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