Current status of hygienic regulation of laser radiation in the Russian Federation and abroad (literature review)

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Currently, in the Russian Federation, there have been approved regulatory and methodological documents which, unlike the previous SNiP No. 5804–911, have a number of significant drawbacks, their requirements often contradict each other, which does not always allow a fully adequate assessing safety modern sources of laser radiation at workplaces and in the environment. Abroad, hygienic regulation of laser radiation is carried out both at the national, and within international organizations. At the same time, the maximum permissible levels (MPL) contained in them in most normalized wavelength ranges are significantly softer than those established by SanPiN No. 1.2.3685–212, and, at the same time, they form the base of interstate GOSTs adopted in our country. The lack of a unified principle for determining the hazard classes of the generated laser radiation is also a problem for developers, users and specialists who ensure laser safety.

A critical analysis of the current state of hygienic regulation of laser radiation in our country and abroad showed at present an extremely important and urgent task to be the development of new regulatory and methodological documents that summarize the extensive domestic and foreign research experience in this area, taking into account the scientific achievements of recent years, which will ensure the preservation of the health of persons exposed to laser radiation.

Contribution. All co-authors made an equal contribution to the research and preparation of the article for publication. 

Conflict of interest. The authors declare no conflict of interest. 

Acknowledgement. The study had no sponsorship. 

Received: May 24, 2022 / Accepted: December 8, 2022 / Published: January 12, 2023

1 Sanitary norms and rules for the device and operation of lasers. Approved Chief State Sanitary Doctor of the USSR on July 31, 1991 No. 5804-91.
2 SanPiN 1.2.3685–21. Hygienic standards and requirements for ensuring the safety and (or) harmlessness of environmental factors for humans. Approved. Chief State Sanitary Doctor of the Russian Federation 28.01.2021.

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Larisa V. Pokhodzey

Izmerov Research Institute of Occupational Health; I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University

Author for correspondence.
Email: lapokhodzey@yandex.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-3561-1605

MD, Ph.D., DSci., leading researcher of the Izmerov Research Institute of Occupational Health, Moscow, 119991, Russian Federation.

e-mail: Lapokhodzey@yandex.ru

Russian Federation

Yury P. Paltsev

Izmerov Research Institute of Occupational Health

Email: noemail@neicon.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-3999-0457
Russian Federation

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