Hygienic assessment of working conditions of medical workers of sanitary epidemiological organizations during the pandemic of a new coronavirus infection

A study was conducted to develop the main directions for maintaining the health of medical workers of sanitary and epidemiological organizations during the COVID-19 pandemic. The article presents the results of a hygienic assessment of the working conditions of specialists in the laboratories of departments of especially dangerous infections of the centers of state sanitary and epidemiological surveillance of the RF Ministry of Defense of the Eastern, Central, Western and Southern military districts. The study showed that the working conditions of specialists in terms of the thermal load of the environment correspond to the «Harmful» class (subclass 3.3–3.4), which must be considered when developing preventive measures to reduce the negative impact of working environment factors on the body. A set of preventive measures should be aimed at optimizing the regime of work and the rest of workers. Using personal protective equipment in a heating microclimate and increased physical activity has a negative impact on performing medical personnel. Preventive measures should include the regulation of the time of continuous use of personal protective equipment, considering the need to provide laboratory research.