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Smart Watches
06
Oct

Static magnetic field measurements of smart phones and watches and applicability to triggering magnet modes in implantable pacemakers and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators

October 6, 2021
Seidman SJ, Guag J, Beard B, Arp Z. Static magnetic field measurements of smart phones and watches and applicability to triggering magnet modes in implantable pacemakers and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators. Heart Rhythm. 2021 Oct;18(10):1741-1744. doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2021.06.1203. Epub 2021 Aug 26. PMID: 34600610.Copy Abstract Background: Implantable pacemakers and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) are designed to include a “magnet mode”...
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02
Jul

ANFR: Radiofrequency (RF) radiation devices: SAR display reinforced to better inform the public

July 2, 2020
06/30/2020 Auto translated from French. Source: https://www.anfr.fr/index.php?id=425&no_cache=1&tx_news_pi1%5Bcontroller%5D=News&tx_news_pi1%5Baction%5D=detail&tx_news_pi1%5Bnews_preview%5D=1450 The obligation to inform the consumer regarding the specific absorption rate (SAR) is extended, from July 1, 2020, to all radio equipment emitting more than 20 mW and intended to be used near the body. This obligation was previously limited only to mobile telephones. The national agency of frequencies (ANFR)...
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17
Apr

French Agency ANFR: From July 1st 2020 SAR to be displayed on all RFR emitting equipment used in close proximity to the body

April 17, 2020
Guide available (in French) https://www.anfr.fr/fileadmin/mediatheque/documents/expace/2020-guide-R%C3%A9glementation-DAS-FR.pdf Background: https://www.emfsa.co.za/news/france-radio-equipment-the-display-of-the-specific-absorption-rate-sar-will-be-generalized/
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22
Nov

France – Radiation Exposure: SAR soon to be displayed on all radiofrequency radiation emitting devices used near the human body

November 22, 2019
Posted on November 20, 2019 – Directorate of Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister) Tablets, connected watches, radio controlled toys … From 1 st  July 2020, the specific absorption rate (SAR) will be displayed on all radiofrequency radiation emitting devices that can be used near the human body (up to 20 centimeters ). To date, this display requirement...
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21
Nov

FRANCE – RADIO EQUIPMENT: THE DISPLAY OF THE SPECIFIC ABSORPTION RATE (SAR) WILL BE GENERALIZED

November 21, 2019
Original article in French https://www.anfr.fr/toutes-les-actualites/actualites/equipements-radioelectriques-laffichage-du-debit-dabsorption-specifique-das-sera-generalise/ 11/20/2019 New texts recently published in the Official Journal extend the obligation to inform the consumer of the Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) to all radio equipment. To improve public information and to take account of changing consumption patterns and the appearance of new devices that may expose consumers to radiation,...
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07
Sep

France: New Law in Effect – Devices In Schools

September 7, 2018
Matthew Diebel, USA TODAY Published 8:54 a.m. ET Sept. 5, 2018  France: A new law has come into effect which outlaws phone use by students up to the age of 15. The legislation, which follows a campaign promise by French President Emmanuel Macron, also banishes tablets and smart watches. The ban is also in place...
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16
Jan

Nkom says 18 child smart watches fail Norwegian safety documentation standards

January 16, 2018
Tuesday 16 January 2018 | 13:27 CET | News https://www.telecompaper.com/news/nkom-says-18-child-smart-watches-fail-norwegian-safety-documentation-standards–1227862 Norwegian telecoms regulator Nkom said it had examined eighteen models of smart watch for children, and found that not a single one of them complied with national regulations on documentation for radio equipment safety. It said the dealers and importers had not carried out sufficiently...
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