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The RBRC
®
seal
3.2 Electric, Magnetic and
Electromagnetic Fields
(“EMF”)
1. Philips Royal Electronics
manufactures and sells many
consumer oriented products which
usually, as with any electronic
apparatus, have the ability to emit
and receive electro magnetic signals.
2. One of Philips’ leading Business
Principles is to take all necessary
health and safety precautions for
our products, to comply with all
applicable legal requirements and to
stay well within the EMF standards
applicable at the time of producing
the products.
3. Philips is committed to develop,
produce and market products that
cause no adverse health effects.
4. Philips confirms that if its products
are handled properly for their
intended use, they are safe to use
according to scientific evidence
available today.
5. Philips plays an active role in the
development of international EMF
and safety standards, enabling Philips
to anticipate further developments
in standardisation for early
integration in its products.
3.3 Recycle your batteries
Do not dispose your rechargeable
batteries. Call the toll fee number 1-800-
822-8837 to get instructions on how to
recycle your batteries.
4 The RBRC
®
seal
The RBRC
®
Seal
on the nickel metal
hydride battery
indicates that
Philips Royal
Electronics is
voluntarily
participating in an industry program to
collect and recycle these batteries at the
end of their useful lives, when taken out
of service within the United States and
Canada.
The RBRC
®
program provides a
convenient alternative to placing used
nickel metal hydride batteries into the
trash or municipal waste, which may be
illegal in your area.
Philips’s participation in RBRC
®
makes it
easy for you to drop off the spent battery
at local retailers participating in the
RBRC
®
program or at authorized Philips
product service centers.
Please call 1-800-8-BATTERY for
information on Ni-MH battery recycling
and disposal bans/restrictions in your
area. Philips’s involvement in this
program is part of its commitment to
protecting our environment and
conserving natural resources.
RBRC
®
is a registered trademark of
Rechargeable Battery Recycling
Corporation.