Wed, 06 Jun 2012 21:00 GMT
Dutch video about the exposure risk of using wireless devices near to young children.
Fri, 18 May 2012 18:00 GMT
Canada, case Study regarding Measurements of Radio Frequency Exposure from Wi-Fi Devices.
Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:10 GMT
FCC KDB 212821, is it required to show the highest SAR values for head and body in the users documentation?
Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:05 GMT
FCC KDB 690783, guidelines for TCBs for listing SAR numbers on FCC equipment authorization grants.
Thu, 05 Apr 2012 11:00 GMT
FCC KDB 450824, what are the SAR probe calibration and System Verification considerations for measurements from 150MHz to 3 GHz?
Thu, 15 Mar 2012 14:00 GMT
Japan, a short overview of common MIC RF exposure regulations, notices and standards used under the respective Japanese Radio Law.
Mon, 12 Mar 2012 11:00 GMT
Europe, a short overview of common Harmonised and Non-Harmonised standards for RF exposure used under the R&TTE directive.
Fri, 09 Mar 2012 11:00 GMT
China, what standards to use for SAR in China? Standard YD/T1644.1:2007 is identical to EN 62209-1 (for devices held to the ear) and is intended for the evaluation of hand held devices such as cellular phones. GB21288:2007 defines a SAR limit of 2W/Kg averaged over 10g tissue. For more information, please contact Teleconformity.
Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:45 GMT
FCC KDB 648474 update, outlining test procedures for SAR evaluation for handsets that contain multiple transmitters and antennas.
Fri, 16 Dec 2011 10:00 GMT
South Korea, as of 2013-01-01, KCC (RRA-MIC) SAR requirements will change, and not only be required for Mobile phones anymore, but follow to a large extend the FCC SAR requirements, meaning that other RF devices (WLAN, WiMAX, etc) shall be applied for SAR measurements.
Wed, 05 Oct 2011 08:00 GMT
Europe, new versions of important standards used in our industry are already, or will become harmonised soon.
Be aware of new HS versions of:
EN 50364 (Human Exposure),
EN 55022/24 (EMC/EMI),
EN 60065, EN 60950-1 (Safety),
EN 300 220-2/330-2/440-2,
EN 301 489-1/17/23/24,
EN 301 502, EN 301 908-1/2/3,
EN 302 065, EN 302 208-2.
Tue, 20 Sep 2011 06:00 GMT
Europe, ECMA published a standard on Close Proximity Electric Induction Wireless Communications (ECMA-398) last July.
Fri, 16 Sep 2011 14:00 GMT
Europe, ECMA TR-097 (1st Edition issued in 2009) provides guidance on assessment in accordance with IEC/EN62311 for RF Safety (EMF).
Wed 22 Jun 2011 06:00 GMT
Malaysia, SIRIM announced a new requirement for GSM, 3G/UMTS, land mobile radio, and amateur radio equipment to comply with RF exposure, effective as of 2011-11-02. These devices shall meet EN 50360:2001 and/or EN 62209-1:2006 for GSM and 3G/UMTS devices, including the ICNIRP guidelines for limiting exposure to time varying Electromagnetic Field (EMF) up to 300 GHz for land mobile radio and amateur radio equipment. Foreign test reports from accredited laboratories will be accepted.
Fri, 6 May 2011 11:00 GMT
Australia, ACMA amended the Telecommunications Labeling (Customer Equipment and Customer Cabling) Notice 2001. This amendment includes the new revision AS/CA S002-2011 (PSTN CE); AS/CA S2008-2011 (cabling products); AS/NZS 60950.1-2011 that incorporates Amendment 1, 2 and 3 now (Safety CE); AS/CA S042.1-2011 (air I/F requirements for PMTS & satelite service; added definition for IMT-2000; introduction of AS/CA 042.4-2011 (IMT-2000 PMTS CE); new section 4.9A for phase in of AS/CA S042.4-2011; added category A55 for IMT-2000 mobile devices and new note 34 related to section 4.9A; added clarification of 4.9(1) that carrier network permission is required before connecting in case not covered by the categories in schedule 1 other than category A53; and some editorial changes. Also the RF exposure standard 2003 has been amended, which is important for portable transmitter manufacturers and importers! Find the booklet containing requirements for transmitters with integrated antennas here.
Tue, 19 Apr 2011 10:00 GMT
USA, the FCC recently published the following KDB's:
KDB 941225 for the current SAR test procedures for 3G devices;
KDB 388624 regarding devices require FCC permission for a TCB to issue a grant of equipment authorization, and the procedures to obtain permission;
KDB 273109 for guidance on listing frequency ranges on grants for transmitters subject to Certification;
KDB 178919 on Permissive Change procedures;
KDB 848637 regarding additional Form 731 filing information, not specified in Section 8 (DFS Test Report Guidelines) in MO&O FCC 06-96 (DFS Order), required in order for a DFS device to be approved as a UNII client device without radar detection capability operating in the 5.25 - 5.35 GHz and 5.45 - 5.725 GHz bands;
KDB 996369 regarding modular transmitters;
KDB 643646 regarding SAR for PTT radios;
KDB 662911 regarding valid MIMO measurements;
KDB 579009 regarding wideband and narrowband equipment in the Part 90 re-farming bands.
Mon, 28 Mar 2011 09:10 GMT
Australia, amendments have been made to the Radiocommunication standards for "Electromagnetic Radiation - Human Exposure Standard 2003". The amendment made to No.1 and No.2. is a correction due to a typographical error introduced by Amendment No.1.
Tue, 15 Feb 2011 19:00 GMT
Industry Canada, Issue of TN-261 - Safety Code 6 (SC6) Radio Frequency Exposure Compliance Evaluation Template (Uncontrolled Environment Exposure Limits).
Fri, 17 Dec 2010 09:00 GMT
FCC's most current RF exposure (SAR) test procedures for 3G devices (KDB 941225).
Fri, 17 Dec 2010 08:00 GMT
FCC RF exposure (SAR) test requirements for occupational push-to-talk (PTT) radios (KDB 643646).
Tue, 14 Dec 2010 08:30 GMT
FCC RF exposure requirements and procedures for mobile and portable devices (KDB 447498) and also SAR procedures for USB Dongles. Additionally includes a Mobile Multi-transmitter MPE Estimation Excel sheet.
Mon, 06 Dec 2010 09:40 GMT
Latest presentation on RF Exposure by the FCC.
Wed, 24 Nov 2010 14:00 GMT
Industry Canada released GL-08, Issue 1. It is a guideline for the preparation of RF Exposure Compliance Reports for Radiocommunication and Broadcasting Antenna Systems.
Tue, 09 Nov 2010 13:00 GMT
Industry Canada announces certification requirements for host devices incorporating certified radio modules, where the combination would require SAR (RF exposure), or in case more certified radio modules are incorporated. Despite the announcement, TCB council members will get a chance to provide comments to Industry Canada that will be taken into consideration.
Tue, 09 Nov 2010 12:00 GMT
Industry Canada public notice 2010-16 announces a new revision of RSS-102 (effective as of January 1, 2011) that will include SAR requirements (RF exposure) for persons who are standing 2.5cm or less close to antennas build in certain devices, such as laptops screens where the antennas are internally located. The new requirements aim to protect the bystanders and will result in more extensive SAR testing (publication of 2010-10-15).
Thu, 04 Nov 2010 16:00 GMT
FCC Interim (draft) SAR (RF exposure) for LTE Handsets & Data Modems. (Publication 941225)
Fri, 15 Oct 2010 23:00 GMT
What are the current FCC RF exposure SAR test procedures for 3G devices? (KDB 941225)
Tue, 12 Oct 2010 13:00 GMT
Overview of the most recent articles about RF exposure Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) published (on 12 October 2010) in the FCC Knowledge Database (KDB).
Tue, 5 Oct 2010 10:00 GMT
Many large research funding agencies use the WHO Research Agendas as a basis for their funding research on EMF (RF exposure/SAR/MPE). Since 1997 over $200million of funding for research has been conducted to complete these Agendas.
Tue, 5 Oct 2010 09:30 GMT
Large disparities between national limits and international guidelines can foster confusion for regulators and policy makers and increase public anxiety. These factors have motivated WHO to build a Framework for developing health-based EMF standards (RF exposure/SAR/MPE). The Framework addresses how to develop science-based quantitative EMF exposure limits. It is intended for national advisory and/or regulatory bodies that are either developing new standards for EMF or reviewing the basis of their existing standards.
Tue, 5 Oct 2010 09:00 GMT
The International EMF project compiled a worldwide EMF (RF exposure/SAR/MPE) standards database.
Tue, 5 Oct 2010 08:30 GMT
European RF exposure (EMF/SAR/MPE) is a matter of Human Health (& Safety), basically refering to the LVD EMF (EM fields) related ERC recommendation 1999/519/EC in conjucntion with the R&TTE directive 99/5/EC.
The current harmonised Standards (HS) are: EN50360 (Mobile phones, for head only, refering to EN50361 for SAR measurements), EN50371 (generic standard for LPD less than 20mW), EN50357 (RFID), EN50364 (EAS/RFID devices), EN50385 (Fixed equipment and Base stations), EN50401 (Telco networks), EN62311 (current generic standard) and EN62479 (following up EN50371).
Non harmonised Standards are EN50383 (Base stations), EN50392 (generic standard), EN62209-1 for SAR when EUT held to ear (replacement for EN50361), EN62209-2 for SAR when EUT held to body.
Minimum H&S criteria regarding exposure of EM Fields to workers is described in directive 2004/40/EC and amendment 2007/30/EC .
For more information, contact Teleconformity.
Mon, 4 Oct 2010 14:00 GMT
The Japanese RF exposure requirements (SAR/MPE) are described in the Japanese Radio Regulations under Article 14.2
Additional MIC Notifications 819 , 859 , 566 , 572 , 172 , 121 , 153 and 628 have been issued in addition.
The public downloadable ARIB STD-T56 is a standard providing RF exposure measurement guidelines for Cellular Devices
For more information, contact Teleconformity.
Fri, 1 Oct 2010 08:00 GMT
Short overview of test standards (RF, EMC, RF Exposure, Safety) for LTE equipment:
Europe/R&TTE: EN301908-1/13 (RF), EN301489-24 (EMC), EN60950 (Safety), EN62209-1/2 (SAR) or EN50383/385 (MPE).
USA/FCC: Part 22/24/27 (RF), Part 15 (EMC), UL60950-1 (Safety), Part2/OET65/IEEE1528 (SAR) or ANSI C95.3 (MPE).
Canada/IC: RSS-132/133/139 (RF), RSS Gen (EMC), UL60950-1 (Safety), RSS-102/SafetyCode6/IEEE1528(SAR) or ANSI C95.3 (MPE).
Japan/MIC: Ord.37 art.2 par.1 item 11-19/20/21/22 (RF/EMC), FCC/R&TTE tested SAR/MPE.
For more information, contact Teleconformity.
Fri, 2 Jul 2010 12:00 GMT
Industry Canada overview of currently accepted KDB or SAR (RF exposure) measurements.
Fri, 15 Jan 2010 14:00 GMT
Industry Canada issues FAQ list about RF exposure and Health (SAR/MPE).
Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:00 GMT
Brazil/ANATEL, resolution 533 comes into force and requires SAR evaluation (RF Exposure measurements) for devices > 20mW (time averaged over 6 min.), devices using 300 MHz up to 6 GHz, devices worn < 20cm from the body, and portables. Laptops and notebooks are still excempted from SAR evaluation, howerver rulemakeing is progressing. Maximum Permissible Exposure (MPE) calculations shall be applied for devices to be operated > 20cm from the human body. Please contact Teleconformity for more details.
Fri, 25 Apr 2009 12:00 GMT
FCC list of basic check items when performing SAR (RF exposure testing).
Thu, 24 Apr 2009 17:00 GMT
FCC announces 3GPP2 EV-DV devices requiring SAR evaluation (RF exposure measurement) are subject to PBA procedure.