{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-4181","body_sha256":"8f788674689813189b180d19ad149bffdae208013dfc96e07b27dd194bb4aeab","status":"ai_reviewed","primary_topic":"occupational","topics":[{"id":"occupational","evidence":"nced adverse health effects from RF/EMF when my employer went wireless in the conference rooms.  Hindsight sleep disturbances I had att"},{"id":"neurological","evidence":"rienced:\n    • neurologic effects \n        ◦ loss of fine motor skills\n        ◦ left sided delays\n        ◦ impaired concentration/fog"},{"id":"cardiac","evidence":"ation/foggy thinking\n        ◦ vertigo\n    • heart palpitations\n    • thyroid nodules and increased vascularity\n    • difficulty"},{"id":"smart-meters","evidence":" had attributed to menopause went away after opting out of the automatic meter reader, precursor to the SMART meter.\nc) adverse health effects experie"},{"id":"standards","evidence":"reless radiation exposure? \nRegulation\n    • RF/EMF needs regulation, not just guidelines\n    • Biological harm needs to be addressed"},{"id":"optical","evidence":"cies should promote a precautionary stance.  Wired technology should be encouraged whenever possible in homes, schools, medical facilities, workpla"},{"id":"access","evidence":"ublic businesses.\n\nAction should be taken to establish RF/EMF free areas in public places such as medical facilities."},{"id":"children","evidence":"ation differ for sensitive populations?\nYes, children’s skulls are thinner, their brains contain more fluid and are still developing.  A fa"}],"summary":"The commenter reports neurological, cardiac and thyroid effects following workplace wireless deployment, improvement with exposure reduction, and requests health-led regulation, cumulative-exposure assessment, wired alternatives and low-exposure public spaces.","reviewed_at":"2026-10-22T20:03:42Z","review_method":"Complete submitted comment-text review with neutral attributed summaries and exact evidence; attachments and external materials not reviewed.","review_source_sha256":"fee2f18bb46d38a744cb41a5b3a97868e95aae4bde01cadd1f5384d859f90dc8","source_url":"https://rfsafe.net/hhs-comments/data/catalog.json","scope":"Original comment body; attachments excluded"}