Worldwide Standards

SAR Testing Standards

SAR Testing Standards

Most countries around the world now require SAR testing to ensure that products are in compliance with SAR regulations. Other countries are evaluating the need to add SAR testing to their requirements. The following is a list of current standards for SAR testing.

  • IEEE 1528 Std.- IEEE 1528a Std.

    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

    Radio Frequency Exposure Compliance of Radio Communication Apparatus (All Frequency Bands)

  • 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

  • Australian Communication Authority

    Radiocommunications (Compliance Labelling - Electromagnetic Radiation) Notice

  • Australian Communication Authority

    Radiation Protection Series No. 3 – Maximum Exposure Levels to Radiofrequency Fields – 3 kHz to 300 GHz

  • International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) – IEC 62209-1

    Human exposure to radio frequency fields from hand-held and body-mounted wireless communication devices - Human models, intrumentation, and procedures -Part1: Procedure to determine the Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) for hand-held devices used in close proximity to the ear (frequency range of 300 MHz to 3GHz)

  • International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) - IEC 62209-2

    Human exposure to radio frequency fields from hand-held and body-mounted wireless communication devices - Human models, instrumentation, and procedures - Part2: Procedures to determine the specific absorption rate (SAR) for wireless communication devices used in close proximity to the human body (frequency range of 30 MHz to 6 GHz)

  • International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) - IEC 62209-1528

    Measurement procedure for the assessment of specific absorption rate of human exposure to radio frequency fields from hand-held and body-worn wireless communication devices - Human models, instrumentation and procedures (Frequency range of 4 MHz to 10 GHz)

  • International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) - IEC 63170

    Measurement procedure for the evaluation of power density related to human exposure to radio frequency fields from wireless communication devices operating between 6 GHz and 100 GHz

  • International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) - IEC 63195-1

    Assessment of power density of human exposure to radio frequency fields from wireless devices in close proximity to the head and body (frequency range of 6 GHz to 300 GHz) - Part 1: Measurement procedure

  • 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 Human Exposure to Electromagnetic Fields from Mobile Phones (300 MHz – 3 GHz)

  • European Union - EN 62479

    Assessment of the compliance of low power electronic and electrical equipment with the basic restrictions Related to Human Exposure to Electromagnetic fields 10MHz to 300 GHz

  • European Union - EN 62209-1

    Human exposure to radio frequency fields from hand-held and body-mounted wireless communication devices - Human models, instrumentation, and procedures - PART1: Procedure to determine the specific absorption rate (SAR) for hand-held devices used in close proximity to the ear (frequency range of 300 MHz to 3 GHZ)

  • European Union -EN 62209-1528

    Measurement procedure for the assessment of specific absorption rate of human exposure to radio frequency fields from hand-held and body-worn wireless communication devices - Human models, instrumentation and procedures (Frequency range of 4 MHz to 10 GHz)

  • European Union - EN 63170

    Measurement procedure for the evaluation of power density related to human exposure to radio frequency fields from wireless communication devices operating between 6 GHz and 100 GHz

  • European Union - EN 63195-1

    Assessment of power density of human exposure to radio frequency fields from wireless devices in close proximity to the head and body (frequency range of 6 GHz to 300 GHz) - Part 1: Measurement procedure

  • European Union - EN 62209-2

    Human exposure to radio frequency fields from hand-held and body mounted wireless communication devices - Human models, instrumentation, and procedures - PART2: Procedure to determine the specific absorption rate (SAR) for wireless communication devices used in close proximity to the human body (frequency range of 30 MHz to 6 GHz)

  • International Electrotechnical Commission - IEC 62311

    Assessment of electronic and electrical equipment related to human exposure restrictions for electromagnetic fields (0 Hz - 300 GHz)

  • European Standard - EN 62311

    Assessment of electronic and electrical equipment related to human exposure restrictions for electromagnetic fields (0 Hz - 300 GHz)

  • Dansk Standard/European Union - DS/EU 50566:2017

    Product standard to demonstrate the compliance of wireless communication devices with the basic restrictions and exposure limit values related to human exposure to electromagnetic fields in the frequency range from 30 MHz to 6 GHz: hand-held and body mounted devices in close proximity to the human body

  • MSIT Publication Notification 2019-4, Jan 16, 2019

    Technical Requirements for the Human Protection against Electromagnetic Waves

  • RRA Public Notification 2018-18, Dec 7, 2018

    Technical Requirements for Measurement and Test Procedure of Specific Absorption Rate (SAR)

  • RRA Public Notification 2023-11, June 30, 2023

    Technical Requirements for Measurement of Electromagnetic Field Strength

  • RRA Public Notification 2023-12, June 30, 2023

    Equipment to be subject to Test Procedure for Electromagnetic Field Strength and Specific Absorption Rate

  • Chinese National Standard (CNS) - CNS14958-1

    Human Exposure to Radio Frequency Fields of Handheld and Wearable Wireless Devices - Human Body Models, Apparatus and Programs - Part 1: Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) Measurements of Handheld Devices (Frequencies Between 300MHz and 3GHz) Used Close to the Ear

  • Chinese National Standard (CNS) - CNS14959

    Limit values for exposure to time-varying electric, magnetic and electromagnetic fields (below 300 GHz)

NOTE: In addition to the above standards there are guidelines issued by the FCC through KDB's which should be consulted relating to SAR Testing.