Standardization of Distribution of Work Clothing, Footwear and Personal Protective Equipment among Employees Working with Infectious Disease Agents
https://doi.org/10.21055/0370-1069-2024-4-15-23
Abstract
When working with infectious disease agents, personal protective equipment (PPE) is widely used, which is one of the significant elements of ensuring biological safety. A review and analysis of the current legal and regulatory framework for providing workers with work clothes, footwear and PPE, carrying out activities with infectious disease agents in the Russian Federation has been conducted. The issuance of PPE when working with hazardous biological factors - infectious disease agents - is determined by regulations in the field of occupational safety, technical regulation, biological safety and provision of medical care. Problems of applicability of certain provisions of current regulations in the field of labor protection and technical regulation in relation to the issuance of PPE when working with pathogenic microorganisms are identified. The main ones include: discrepancies in terminology in documents approved by various executive authorities; the need to clarify the quantitative standards for issuing some PPE depending on the specifics of the work process and biological safety requirements; confirmation of compliance with the protective effectiveness of PPE against hazardous effects of biological factors; selection of PPE against exposure to pathogenic biological agents depending on the properties of a specific product, its design features, modifications aimed at reducing the risk to personnel, population and environment; identifying the concept of “work clothing” when working with pathogens. The solution lies in the development of standardization and methodological support for biological safety.
About the Authors
T. A. Kostyukova
Russian Research Anti-Plague Institute “Microbe”
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
46, Universitetskaya St., Saratov, 410005
M. V. Gordeeva
Russian Research Anti-Plague Institute “Microbe”
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Marina V. Gordeeva
46, Universitetskaya St., Saratov, 410005
M. N. Lyapin
Russian Research Anti-Plague Institute “Microbe”
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
46, Universitetskaya St., Saratov, 410005
Z. L. Devdariani
Russian Research Anti-Plague Institute “Microbe”
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
46, Universitetskaya St., Saratov, 410005
S. P. Zadnova
Russian Research Anti-Plague Institute “Microbe”
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
46, Universitetskaya St., Saratov, 410005
References
1. Drozdov S.G., Garin N.S., Dzhindoyan L.S., Tarasenko V.M. [Fundamentals of Safety in Microbiological and Virological Laboratories]. Moscow: Medicine; 1987. 256 p.
2. Laboratory Biosafety Manual. Fourth Edition. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2020. [Internet]. Available from: https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240011311.
3. Meechan P.J., Potts J. Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories. 6th Edition. 2020. CDC. [Internet]. Available from: https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/97733.
4. Canadian Biosafety Standard. Third Edition. 2022. [Internet]. Available from: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/canadian-biosafety-standards-guidelines/third-edition.html.
5. National infection prevention and control manual (NIPCM) for England. [Internet]. Available from: https://www.england.nhs.uk/national-infection-prevention-and-control-manual-nipcm-for-england/.
6. Kotov V.I. [Providing workers with PPE: Uniform standard norms (USN) instead of standard industry norms (SIN), risk-oriented approach instead of schedule one]. [Sanitary and Epidemiological Control. Labor Protection]. 2022; (1). [Internet]. Available from: https://www.profiz.ru/sec/1_2022/obespechenie_SIZ.
7. Purikov D.E., Zhernokleeva D.M., Kochneva L.V., Sitdikova S.V. [Features of providing workers with personal protective equipment when legislation changes]. In: [Ural Mining School to the Regions: Proceedings of the Scientific and Practical Conference (April 10, 2023, Yekaterinburg)]. Yekaterinburg: Ural State Mining University; 2023. P. 377–8.
8. Batygin A.I., Simakova N.N. [Characteristics and conditions for providing workers with dermatological protective equipment]. In: Efimov A.V., Monastyrskaya T.I. [Society. Science. Education: Proceedings of the All-Russian Scientific and Practical Conference with International Participation]. Novosibirsk: Siberian State University of Telecommunications and Informatics; 2023. P. 49–55.
9. [Understanding and Complexities of EN 14126]. [Internet]. Available from: https://www.lakel.ru/ponimanie-standarta-en-14126/.
10. [Russian Institute for Standardization. DIN EN 14126-2004. Protective Clothing. Technical Requirements and Test Methods for Protective Clothing against Infectious Agents]. [Internet]. Available from: https://www.gostinfo.ru/catalog/Details/?id=4058604.
11. Fatkhutdinov R.Kh., Zhilyaev G.G., Moiseenko S.K. [Analysis of the State of Domestic Testing Methods for Protective Materials and PPE Kits Based on Them]. Problemy Bezopasnosti i Chrezvychainykh Situatsii [Problems of Safety and Emergencies]. 2008; (5):98–116.
12. Buyanov V.V., Suprun I.P. [Personal Protective Equipment for Work in Microbiological and Virological Laboratories]. Chernogolovka: RAS Institute of Problems of Chemical Physics; 2001. 323 p.
13. Gordeeva M.V., Lyapin M.N., Kostyukova T.A. [Means of respiratory organs protection for work with agents of infectious diseases]. Problemy Osobo Opasnykh Infektsii [Problems of Particularly Dangerous Infections]. 2019; (4):6–16. DOI: 10.21055/0370-1069-2019-4-6-16.
14. Ilyin S. M., Samarskaya N. A., Simanovich S. V. [On the issue of sanitary clothing as means of personal protection]. Ekonomika Truda [Labor Economics]. 2022; 9(11):1957–70.
15. Vershinskaya M.O. [Protective and sanitary clothing for medical officers: 10 features and local regulatory acts]. Sanepidkontrol’. Okhrana Truda [Sanitary and Epidemiological Control. Labor Protection]. 2023; (5). [Internet]. Available from: https://www.profiz.ru/sec/5_2023/siz_v_medizine/
Review
For citations:
Kostyukova T.A., Gordeeva M.V., Lyapin M.N., Devdariani Z.L., Zadnova S.P. Standardization of Distribution of Work Clothing, Footwear and Personal Protective Equipment among Employees Working with Infectious Disease Agents. Problems of Particularly Dangerous Infections. 2024;(4):15-23. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.21055/0370-1069-2024-4-15-23
Views:
309
Email this article 