HEALTH: THE SCIENCE AND EVIDENCE
HEALTH: THE SCIENCE AND EVIDENCE
At Vodafone, we are committed to ensuring the health and safety of all.
Our mobile devices and the base stations that send and receive your communications operate well within the guidelines set by the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP).
ICNIRP is an independent advisory body working in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO). These guidelines incorporate substantial safety margins to deliver protection for everyone. There is no evidence to convince experts that mobiles or base stations carry any risk to human health when operating within these international safety guideline limits.
Base stations and health
Surveys have shown that the radio frequency exposures from base stations typically range from 0.0002% to 2% of the levels of ICNIRP guidelines, depending on a variety of factors such as the proximity to the antenna and the surrounding environment.
Vodafone’s base stations
Our base stations (including their masts and antennas) comply with national regulations or, where these do not exist, with the internationally recognised guidelines of the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP), endorsed by the World Health Organization (WHO).
Children and mobiles
All our phones and devices conform to international guidelines, which ensure protection for everyone.
The International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) guidelines are designed to protect the entire population, irrespective of a person’s age, and include a substantial safety margin.
Some parents are concerned that their children’s health may be affected by their regular use. To help parents make an informed decision about their children’s mobile use, we provide information and advice from the World Health Organization (WHO) and its linked organisations.
The majority of national and international scientific opinion, including from WHO, has concluded that the research undertaken to date shows no evidence of risks to human health.
As young people today are likely to use mobile phones over a much longer period in their lifetime, WHO has made it a priority to carry out further research into this area. Studies into the use of mobiles by children and usage of more than 10 years are currently underway. Vodafone closely monitors the results of such research and the views of international bodies such as WHO.
“To date, and after much research performed, no adverse health effect has been causally linked with exposure to wireless technologies.” - WHO February 2020.