LOC8 User Guide Preface
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Operation and EME Exposure
The equipment represented herein is designed to comply with the following national
and international standards and guidelines regarding exposure of human beings to
radio frequency electromagnetic energy (EME):
United States Federal Communications Commission, Code of Federal Regulations; 47 CFR
part 2 sub-part J.
American National Standards Institute (ANSI). C95. 1-2005.
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). C95. 1-2005.
International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) Health Physics
74 (4): 494-522; 1998.
Ministry of Health (Canada). Safety Code 6. Limits of Human Exposure to Radiofrequency
Electromagnetic Energy in the Frequency Range from 3 kHz or 300 GHz - Safety Code
6 (2015).
Australian Communications and Media Authority. Radiocommunications
(Electromagnetic Radiation - Human Exposure) Standard 2014.
Anatel (Agência Nacional de Telecomunicações), Brasil Regulatory Authority, Resolution
303 (July 2, 2002) “Regulation of the limitation of exposure to electrical, magnetic, and
electromagnetic fields in the radio frequency range between 9 kHz and 300 GHz.”
“Attachment to Resolution 303 from July 2, 2002. Updated on November 22, 2012”.
Requirements for Exposure to Radio Waves
LOC8 includes a radio transmitter and receiver. It is designed and manufactured not to
exceed the emission limits for exposure to RF energy set by the Federal
Communications Commission of the U.S. Government. These limits are part of
comprehensive guidelines and establish permitted levels of RF energy for 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 mobile phones employs a unit of measurement
know as the Specific Absorption Rate (SAR). The SAR limit set by the FCC is 1.6 W/
kg.
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Tests for SAR are conducted using standard operating positions reviewed by the
FCC with the phone 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 phone while operating can be well below the maximum
value. This is because the phone 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 phone model is available for sale to the public, it must be tested and certified
by the FCC to not exceed the limit established by the government-adopted
requirement for safe exposure. Tests are performed for each phone model as required
by the FCC in positions and locations such as on the body or at the ear.
1. In the United States and Canada, the SAR limit for mobile phones used by the public is 1.6 watts/
kg (W/kg) averaged over one gram of tissue. The standard incorporates a substantial margin of
safety for the public and to account for any variations in measurements.
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