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For Your Safety
• Support needed research into possible biological effects of RF of the type emitted by
tablets;
• Design tablets in a way that minimizes any RF exposure to the user that is not
necessary for device function; and
• Cooperate in providing users of tablets with the best possible information on possible
effects of tablet 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
• National Telecommunications and Information Administration
The National Institutes of Health participates in some interagency working group activities,
as well.
The FDA shares regulatory responsibilities for tablets with the Federal Communications
Commission (FCC). All tablets that are sold in the United States must comply with FCC safety
guidelines that limit RF exposure. The FCC relies on the FDA and other health agencies for
safety questions about tablets.
The FCC also regulates the base stations that the tablet networks rely upon. While these
base stations operate at higher power than do the tablets themselves, the RF exposures
that people get from these base stations are typically thousands of times lower than those
they can get from tablets. Base stations are thus not the subject of the safety questions
discussed in this document.