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We have been working closely with the Offices of Environmental Health & Safety, and Radiation Safety to ensure that the wireless equipment deployed and/or recommended will be fully compliant with campus safety regulations and will pose no known health hazards to the community at large.
The safety of exposure to radio frequencies has been researched extensively. Manufacturers of wireless LANs must meet stringent government and industry regulations for safety. The output power of wireless LAN systems is very low, much less than that of a cellular phone. Since radio waves fade rapidly over distance, there is very little exposure to radio frequencies to those in the area of a wireless LAN. No adverse health affects have ever been attributed to wireless LANs.
For more information, visit the Wireless LAN Association web site.