Reasoning for Improving Norms of Electromagnetic Safety of Employees of Electrical Engineering Enterprises

Analysis of domestic and foreign experience regarding the determination of the boundaries of the magnetic component of electromagnetic fields of industrial frequency from various electrical equipment and their impact on the health of workers involved in energy-intensive industries is the aim of the article. Methodology. During the performance of their duties, employees for a long time are in close proximity to the electrical equipment, the influence of the magnetic component manifests itself in changing the work of individual cells, and in changing the work of organs, systems or the human body as a whole. Results. Under the influence of the magnetic field induction, in cells, several response mechanisms are triggered, namely ion-resonance, hydration, generation of active oxygen species, and the creation of modified forms of proteins. Depending on the genetic heredity and the state of human health, the listed processes lead to disorders in the cardiovascular, immune, endocrine, nervous, sexual and APUD systems of the human body. In this case, the influence of the magnetic component of the electromagnetic fields has a carcinogenic character and accumulates in the human body, which in the future leads to an increase in the risk detection of various types of cancer at 2-4.6 times. Practical value. Based on the results of the influence of magnetic fields of industrial frequency on human health, an analysis of internationally permissible rules for the propagation of magnetic field induction has been carried out, which showed that only a few countries of the world have now directed their efforts to protect their citizens. This is noticeable in the established permissible limit of 0.2 T. In most countries of the world to adopt such rules that do not allow to improve the working conditions. References 23, tables 2, figures 4.