Blackberry RBB10BW - Manual (Page 27)

substantial safety margin designed to assure the safety of
all persons, regardless of age and health.
The exposure standard for the BlackBerry Smart Card
Reader employs a unit of measurement known as the
Specific Absorption Rate, or SAR. The SAR limit set by the
FCC/IC is 1.6W/kg*. The SAR limit recommended by The
Council of the European Union is 2.0W/kg**.
Tests for SAR are exempted due to the low transmit power
of the BlackBerry Smart Card Reader. As per FCC 2003 TCB
Training, no SAR evaluation is needed if the transmit power
of a transceiver is below the low threshold of 60 / f (GHz)
mW.
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* In the United States and Canada, the SAR limit for mobile
devices used by the public is 1.6 watts/kg (W/kg) averaged
over 1 gram of tissue for the body or head (4.0 W/kg
averaged over 10 grams of tissue for the extremities - hands,
wrists, ankles and feet). The standard incorporates a
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