Additional Information

Other Sources

Which other federal agencies have responsibilities related to potential RF health effects?

This wireless phone web site has been prepared by FDA and FCC because these agencies share primary responsibility for the safety of radiofrequency energy (RF) exposures from wireless phones.

Additional information on the safety of RF exposures from various sources can be obtained from the following organizations.

• FCC RF Safety Program: Their web site is located at: http://www.fcc.gov/oet/rfsafety/

• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): The Environmental Protection Agency's Radiation Protection Division mission is to protect our nation's people and environment from harmful exposure to radiation. Their web site is located at http://www.epa.gov/radiation/

The EPA maintains a Regional Indoor Air/Radon Coordinator Contact List

• Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA): OSHA is part of the U.S. Department of Labor. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) Health Response Team has been involved in studies related to occupational exposure to RF radiation.

  http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/radiofrequencyradiation/index.html

  http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/elfradiation/index.html

• OSHA contact information can be found at http://www.osha.gov/html/Feed_Back.html

• National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH): The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and is the Federal agency responsible for conducting research and making recommendations for the prevention of work-related disease and injury, including. NIOSH also monitors RF- related safety issues. Phone and Email addresses can be found on the Contact NIOSH page.

  http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/emf/

• International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection: The International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) is an independent scientific organization responsible for providing guidance and advice on the health hazards of non-ionizing radiation exposure.
  www.icnirp.de

• National Institutes of Health: The National Institues of Health (NIH) contain two programs which research electric and magnetic fields associated with the generation, transmission, and use of electrical energy and evaluate any potential risk to human health. These programs are:
  • National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) and the Department of Energy (DOE) are coordinating the implementation of the Electric and Magnetic Fields (EMF) Research and Public Information Dissemination (RAPID) Program, established by the1992 Energy Policy Act (Section 2118 for Public Law 102-486) which was signed in October 1992. This is a five year United States federally coordinated effort to evaluate developing technologies and research on the effects on biological systems of exposure to 60 Hz electric and magnetic fields produced by the generation, transmission and use of electric energy and to communicate these results to the public sector.

    http://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/topics/agents/emf/

  • National Toxicology Program: The National Toxicology Program (NTP) was established in 1978 by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to coordinate toxicological testing programs within the Department, strengthen the science base in toxicology; develop and validate improved testing methods; and provide information about potentially toxicity to health regulatory and research agencies, the scientific and medical communities, and the public.

    http://ntp-server.niehs.nih.gov/