Worldwide Standards

     The SAR testing requirement is being added to many countries around the world. Numerous other countries are in the process of evaluating the need to add SAR testing to their requirement. The following is a list of the standards for SAR testing at present.

FCC OET Bulletin 65 Supp. C Evaluating Compliance with FCC Guidelines for Human Exposure to Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Fields – Additional Information for Evaluating Compliance of Mobile and Portable Devices with FCC Limits for Human Exposure to Radiofrequency Emissions. IEEE 1528 Std.- 2003 Recommended Practice for Determining the Peak Spatial-Average Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) in the Human Head from Wireless Communications Devices: Measurement Techniques Industry Canada – RSS – 102 Evaluation Procedure for Mobile and Portable Radio Transmitters with respect to Health Canada's Safety Code 6 for Exposure of Humans to Radio Frequency Fields Industry Canada – Health Safety Code 6 Limits of Human Exposure to Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Fields in the Frequency Range from 3 kHz to 300 GHz Australian Communication Authority Radiocommunications (Electromagnetic Radiation – Human Exposure) Standard 2003 Australian Communication Authority Radiocommunications (Compliance Labelling - Electromagnetic Radiation) Notice 2003 Australian Communication Authority Radiation Protection Series No. 3 – Maximum Exposure Levels to Radiofrequency Fields – 3kHz to 300 GHz International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) – IEC 62209 Procedure to determine the Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) for hand-held mobile telephones in the frequency range of 300 MHz to 3GHz European Union – EN 50360 Product Standard to Demonstrate the Compliance of Mobile Phones with the Basic Restrictions Related to Human Exposure to Electromagnetic Fields (300 MHz – 3 GHz) European Union – EN 50361 Basic Standard for the Measurement of Specific Absorption Rate Related to Exposure to Electromagnetic Fields from Mobile Phones (300 MHz – 3 GHz) European Union – EN 50364 Limitation of Human Exposure to Electromagnetic Fields from devices operating in the Frequency Range of 0 Hz to 10 GHz, used in Electronic Article Surveillance (EAS), Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) and similar applications European Union – EN 50371 Generic Standard to Demonstrate the Compliance of Low Power Electronic and Electrical Apparatus with the Basic Restrictions related to Human Exposure to Electromagnetic Fields (10 MHz – 300 GHz) – General Public