LG GD570 Manual page 18

• 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 users 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
• National Telecommunications and Information Administration
The National Institutes of Health participates in some
interagency working group activities, as well.
The FDA shares regulatory responsibilities for wireless phones
with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). All
phones that are sold in the United States must comply with
FCC safety guidelines that limit RF exposure. The FCC relies
on the FDA and other health agencies for safety questions
about wireless phones.
The FCC also regulates the base stations that the wireless
phone networks rely upon. While these base stations operate
at higher power than do the wireless phones themselves, the
RF exposures that people get from these base stations are
typically thousands of times lower than those they can get
from wireless phones. Base stations are thus not the subject of
the safety questions discussed in this document.
3. What kinds of phones are the subject of this update?
The term "wireless phone" refers here to handheld wireless
phones with built-in antennas, often called "cell", "mobile", or
"PCS" phones. These types of wireless phones can expose the
user to measurable Radio Frequency (RF) energy because of
the short distance between the phone and the user's head.
These RF exposures are limited by FCC safety guidelines
that were developed with the advice of the FDA and other