User Guide
Health and Safety
Health and Safety 147
Some groups sponsored by other national governments have advised that
children be discouraged from using cell phones at all. For example, The Stewart
Report from the United Kingdom made such a recommendation in December
2000. In this report, a group of independent experts noted that no evidence
exists that using a cell phone causes brain tumors or other ill effects. Their
recommendation to limit cell phone use by children was strictly precautionary; it
was not based on scientic evidence that any health hazard exists.
Additional information on the safety of RF exposures from various sources can be
obtained from the following organizations (updated 10/1/2010):
• FCC RF Safety Program:
http://www.fcc.gov/oet/rfsafety/.
• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA):
http://www.epa.gov/radtown/wireless-tech.html.
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA):
http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/radiofrequencyradiation/.
(Note: This web address is case sensitive.)
• National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH):