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property damage.
Switch off your phone at filling stations and
sensitive areas
Areas with a potentially explosive atmosphere are
often, but not always, clearly marked. These include
fuelling areas such as fuel filling stations, below decks
on boats, fuel or chemical transfer or storage facilities,
vehicles using liquefied petroleum gas (such as
propane or butane), areas where the air contains
chemicals or particles, such as grain, dust, or metal
powders; or any other area where you would normally
be advised to turn off your vehicle's engine. Electric or
static sparks in such areas could cause an explosion
or fire resulting in serious injury or even fatalities.
Switch off your phone on aircraft
Follow airline advisories on phone usage. Radio
Frequency emissions from wireless devices such as
your phone can cause electronic interference or
disturbance in the delicate communication and control
electronic equipment of the aircraft.
Switch off your phone in the hospital
Switch off your phone in healthcare facilities when any
regulations posted in these areas instruct you to do so.
Hospitals or healthcare facilities may be using
equipment that could be sensitive to external RF
energy.
Pacemakers and medical implants
The Health Industry Manufacturers Association (USA)
recommends that a minimum separation of six inches
(15 centimetres) be maintained between a handheld
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