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In the wake of several high profile lawsuits in which employers were sued for accidents caused by employees who were using cell phones while driving, many employers are asking whether their company should add a cell phone policy to its personnel handbooks. Certainly, there is no guarantee that a company would be shielded from liability if it adopted such a policy. Nonetheless, such a policy may, at the very least, provide a defense against punitive damages, and may also serve as a deterrent against unsafe use of cell phones by employees. �
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By DAVID DERBYSHIRE
Mobile phones can take as little as ten minutes to trigger changes in the brain associated with cancer, scientists claimed yesterday. They found even low levels of radiation from handsets interfere with the way brain cells divide. Cell division encourages the growth of tumours. Although the researchers did not come up with evidence that mobile phone signals are harmful, the findings suggest they could be.
Several major studies have also found no link between mobile use and brain tumours, nor a dramatic rise in cancer rates. But campaigners insist the discovery undermines official advice that the devices are safe. The guidance is based on the assumption that the phones emit too little radiation to heat the brain dangerously. However, the new study by the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel suggests "nonthermal" radiation could pose a risk.
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Washington is to become the fourth US state to ban the use of a hand-held mobile phone while driving.
The law would go into effect Jan. 1, 2008. The ticket would cost drivers $101. Drivers would still be allowed to use “hands-free” cell phone devices such as headphones or an earpiece.
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