Health and safety information
182
measurement, such as the angle at which the
phone is held, or which model of phone is used.
12.Which other federal agencies have
responsibilities related to potential RF health
effects?
Additional information on the safety of RF
exposures from various sources can be obtained
from the following organizations.
FCC RF Safety Program:
http://www.fcc.gov/oet/rfsafety/
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA):
http://www.epa.gov/radiation/
Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s
(OSHA):
http://www.osha-slc.gov/SLTC/
radiofrequencyradiation/index.html
National Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health (NIOSH):
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/emfpg.html
World health Organization (WHO):
http://www.who.int/peh-emf/
International Commission on Non-Ionizing
Radiation Protection:
http://www.icnirp.de
National Radiation Protection Board (UK):
http://www.nrpb.org.uk
*
*
Updated 4/3/2002: US Food and Drug Administration
http://www.fda.gov/cellphones
183
Glossary
To help you understand the main technical terms
and abbreviations used in this booklet, and to take
full advantage of the features of your mobile phone,
here are a few definitions:
Active folder
Ability to answer a call simply by opening the
phone.
Call barring
Ability to restrict outgoing and incoming calls.
Call diverting
Ability to reroute calls to another number.
Call holding
Ability to put one call on standby while answering or
making another call; you can then switch between
the two calls, as required.
Call waiting
Informs you that you have an incoming call when
you are engaged on another call.
Caller line identification services (Caller ID)
Services allowing subscribers to view or block the
telephone numbers of callers.