Thankyou very much for this document. I would be interested to find out the source of JANETs information regarding pacemakers.
I did a little research on the British heart foundation website http://www.bhf.org.uk/publications/view_publication.aspx?ps=1001002 and also on www.americanheart.org and they state that there is no evidence that microwave ovens or Wi-Fi equipment interfere with pacemakers. They do mention mobile phones and suggest that you keep them 15 cm away from the area where the pacemaker is installed.
We are already currently ensuring that all Wi-Fi antennas are at least 20cm away from the body as recommended by the manufacturer's installation guidelines.
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From: Wireless Issues in the JANET community [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Bruce Rodger
Sent: 13 November 2009 15:01
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Subject: Re: WiFi health and Safety
The JANET Wireless advisory group produced this document a few years ago.
http://www.ja.net/documents/publications/factsheets/056-wireless-health-safety.pdf
Bruce.
On Fri, 13 Nov 2009, Hull, Niamh wrote:
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