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devices, television sets, microwave ovens, laser products and sunlamps. The CDRH

established a product performance standard for microwave ovens in 1971 limiting the

amount of RF leakage from ovens. However, the CDRH has not adopted performance

standards for other RF-emitting products. The FDA is, however, the lead federal health

agency in monitoring the latest research developments and advising other agencies with

respect to the safety of RF-emitting products used by the public, such as cellular and

PCS phones.

The FDA's microwave oven standard is an emission standard (as opposed to an exposure

standard) that allows specific levels of microwave leakage (measured at five centimeters from

the oven surface). The standard also requires ovens to have two independent interlock

systems that prevent the oven from generating microwaves the moment that the latch is

released or the door of the oven is opened. The FDA has stated that ovens that meet its

standards and are used according to the manufacturer's recommendations are safe for

consumer and industrial use. More information is available from: www.fda.gov/cdrh.

The EPA has, in the past, considered developing federal guidelines for public exposure to RF

radiation. However, EPA activities related to RF safety and health are presently limited to

advisory functions. For example, the EPA now chairs an Inter-agency Radiofrequency

Working Group, which coordinates RF health-related activities among the various federal

agencies with health or regulatory responsibilities in this area.

OSHA is responsible for protecting workers from exposure to hazardous chemical and

physical agents. In 1971, OSHA issued a protection guide for exposure of workers to RF

radiation [29 CFR 1910.97]. However, this guide was later ruled to be only advisory and not

mandatory. Moreover, it was based on an earlier RF exposure standard that has now been

revised. At the present time, OSHA uses the IEEE and/or FCC exposure guidelines for

enforcement purposes under OSHA's “general duty clause” (for more information see: http:/

/www.osha-slc.gov/SLTC/radiofrequencyradiation/index.html.

NIOSH is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It conducts research

and investigations into issues related to occupational exposure to chemical and physical

agents. NIOSH has, in the past, undertaken to develop RF exposure guidelines for workers,

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