How can you make sure your station stays in compliance with RF safety regulations?

To ensure your station remains safe and within FCC guidelines, you must perform a routine RF exposure evaluation whenever you make a change that could affect the radiated RF field. This includes installing a new antenna, changing an antenna's location, or upgrading to a higher-power transmitter or amplifier. You are not required to notify the FCC every time you make a hardware change to your station; amateur operators are trusted to keep their own compliance records. Additionally, while maintaining a low SWR is good for station efficiency and protecting your equipment, it has no direct bearing on whether your radiated RF field is a hazard to humans.