LG G2 User Guide

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•	Cooperate in providing 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...

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What kinds of phones are the subject of this update?
The term ‘wireless phone’ refers here to handheld wireless phones with buil\
tin antennas, often called ‘cell’, ‘mobile’, or ‘PCS’ phones. These types of wireless phones can expose the user to measurable radiofrequency energy (RF) 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 federal health...

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However, none of the studies can answer questions about longterm exposures, since the average period of phone use in these studies was around three years.
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What research is needed to decide whether RF exposure from wireless phones poses a health risk?
A combination of laboratory studies and epidemiological studies of people actually using wireless phones would provide some of the data that is needed. Lifetime animal exposure studies could be completed in a few years. However, very large numbers of...

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input from experts in government, industry, and academic organizations. CTIA funded research is conducted through contracts with independent investigators. The initial research will include both laboratory studies and studies of wireless phone users. The CRADA will also include a broad assessment of additional research needs \
in the context of the latest research developments around the world.
7.  How can I find out how much radiofrequency energy exposure I can get by using my...

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What has the FDA done to measure the radiofrequency energy coming from wireless phones?
The Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) is developing a technical standard for measuring the radiofrequency energy (RF) exposure from wireless phones and other wireless handsets with the participation and leadership of FDA scientists and engineers. The standard, ‘Recommended Practice for Determining the Spatial- Peak Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) in the Human Body Due to Wireless...

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What about children using wireless phones?
The scientific evidence does not show a danger to users of wireless phon\
es, including children and teenagers. If you want to take steps to lower exposure to radiofrequency energy (RF), the measures described above would apply to children and teenagers using wireless phones. Reducing the time of wireless phone use and increasing the distance between the user and the RF source will reduce RF exposure. Some groups sponsored by other...

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Where can I find additional information?
For additional information, please refer to the following resources:  FDA web page on wireless phones (http://www.fda.gov/)
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) RF Safety Program  (http://www.fcc.gov/oet/rfsafety) 
International Commission on Non-lonizing Radiation Protection  
(http://www.icnirp.de)
World Health Organization (WHO) International EMF Project  (http://www.who.int/emf)
National Radiological Protection Board (UK)...

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phone within easy reach and where you can reach it without removing your\
 eyes from the road. If you get an incoming call at an inconvenient time, if possible, let your voicemail answer it for you.
4.  Suspend conversations during hazardous driving conditions or situations. Let the person you are speaking with know you are driving; if necessary, suspend the call in heavy traffic or hazardous weather conditions. Rain, sleet, snow and ice can be hazardous, but so is heavy traffic. As...

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an auto accident, crime in progress or other serious emergency where lives are in danger, call 911 or other local emergency number, as you would want others to do for you.
10.  Call roadside assistance or a special wireless nonemergency assistance n\
umber when necessary. Certain situations you encounter while driving may require attention, but are not urgent enough to merit a call for emergency services. But you can still use your wireless phone to lend a hand. If you see a broken-down vehicle posing...

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Although 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. Because the phone is designed to operate at multiple power levels 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 to the FCC that it does not...