Industrial Control of Compliance with Hygienic Standards for Physical Factors at Workplaces

Industrial control, including laboratory research and testing, over compliance with sanitary and epidemiological requirements and the implementation of sanitary and anti-epidemic (preventive) measures is undoubtedly a very important and necessary procedure. Article 32 of Federal Law No. 52-FZ dated March 30, 1999, "On the Sanitary and Epidemiological Welfare of the Population," specifies this requirement.

SP 1.1.1058-01 "Organization and Conduct of Industrial Control over Compliance with Sanitary Rules and the Implementation of Sanitary and Anti-Epidemic (Preventive) Measures" defines the procedure for organizing and conducting industrial control and outlines the obligations of legal entities and individual entrepreneurs to comply with these requirements.

Sanitary and Epidemiological Requirements for Working Conditions (SP 2.2.3670-20) came into force in 2021. These rules establish mandatory requirements for ensuring safe working conditions for humans.

In accordance with Clause 2.7 of SP 2.2.3670-20, the nomenclature, scope, and frequency of monitoring compliance with hygienic standards for microclimate levels, lighting, noise, vibration (general and local), infrasound, ultrasound, electromagnetic radiation, laser radiation, ultraviolet radiation, and the severity and intensity of the labor process at workplaces are established by business entities, provided that these factors were identified at the workplaces during a Special Assessment of Working Conditions (SAWC) and/or previous industrial laboratory control, and their actual levels do not comply with established hygienic standards.

This means that for workplaces where physical factors of the production environment were not identified based on the results of the Special Assessment of Working Conditions, or where the working conditions class is optimal or acceptable (Class 1 or 2), these factors do not need to be included in the industrial control program. The need for laboratory monitoring of physical factors in the production environment arises only for those factors assigned Class 3.1 or higher, or if previous industrial laboratory monitoring revealed that their actual levels do not meet established hygienic standards.

Thus, with the issuance of SP 1.1.1058-01, companies can reduce costs for laboratory testing within industrial control and focus efforts on truly hazardous and safety-critical factors of the production environment.