The research laboratory “Labor protection and environmental protection technologies” (RL) was founded as a control and measurement laboratory for labor and environmental protection in 1985 year.
Head of the research laboratory

Berezutskyi Viacheslav,
Doctor of Engineering Science, Professor
– general management and planning of research work;
– head of scientific research works;
– guidance of graduate students.
Deputy head of the research laboratory

Yascheritsin Eugene,
Candidate of Engineering Science
– management and planning of experimental and applied scientific work;
– head/responsible executor of research works.
Scientific workers of the research laboratory:

Vambol Sergij,
Doctor of Engineering Science, Professor
– head/responsible executor of research works;
– guidance of graduate students.

Vaskovets Liudmyla,
Candidate of Biological Sciences, Associate Professor
– deputy head of the department for scientific work;
– head/responsible executor of research works.

Kuzmenko Olena,
Candidate of Engineering Science, Senior Researcher
– head/responsible executor of research works.

Makarenko Viktoriia,
Candidate of Engineering Science
– head/responsible executor of research works.

Mezentseva Iryna,
Candidate of Engineering Science, Associate Professor
– head/responsible executor of research works;
– guidance of graduate students.

Yanchyk Alexander,
Candidate of Engineering Science, Senior Researcher
– head/responsible executor of research works;
– planning and management of internships by students.
Research assistants:

Shpak Inna,
Engineer of the 1st category
– technical secretary, reports, documentation.
Kurilov Yurii,
Engineer of the 1st category
– equipment maintenance.
Scientific areas of work of the research laboratory:
– monitoring and ensuring appropriate conditions of labor and environmental requirements, individual workplaces and facilities as a whole;
– organizational and technological security of technological processes;
– assessment and integrated management of water resources, technologies of water supply and water purification, availability of drinking water;
– ecologically safe technologies of industrial waste disposal.
The main tasks of the research laboratory:
І. General organizational tasks.
– implementation of the NDR on the subject of scientific areas of work of the RL;
– consulting of enterprises/institutions/organizations according to the RL profile;
– training/consultation of postgraduate students of the department;
– planning and organization of students’ practice;
– planning and organization of research work of students/masters.
ІІ. Organizational and technical tasks.
– performance of measurements of parameters of working conditions and the environment in production premises and on the territories of objects;
– development of environmental passports of individual workplaces and facilities as a whole (on a contractual basis with other enterprises, organizations, executive authorities);
– involving employees of the university and other organizations to perform work if necessary (on the basis of individual employment contracts or in another form);
– creation of temporary labor teams from among employees of the university and other organizations for the performance of specific contractual works;
– the use of devices and equipment in the department’s educational, methodical and research work;
– provision of technical and scientific-methodical assistance to graduate students of the department.
Expert capabilities of the research laboratory in the direction of monitoring and ensuring appropriate working conditions and the environment of individual workplaces and objects as a whole.
№ | Expert capabilities | Devices and equipment |
1. | Assessment of air environment microclimate parameters and development of measures for their improvement in production indoors |
Пірометр Mestek IR01C; Анемометр крильчастий ВТМЕТЕR ВТ-816В; Анемометр чашковий МС-13; Кататермометр з кульовим резервуаром; Анемометр ручний крильчатий з лічильниковим механізмом АСО-3; Анемометр ручний індукційний АРІ-49; Анемометр цифровий АП-1; Психрометр аспіраційний Асмана; Гігрометр М-68; Актинометр ЛИОТ 1968; Термометри рідинні ртутні та спиртові; Барометр-анероид БАММ-1; Тягонапоромір ТНЖ-Н; Тестер-мультиметр DIGITAL MULTIMETER UNI-T М83 |
2. | Assessment of the state of industrial lighting and development of measures to improve it in the industrial premises | Люксметр Ю-116 |
3. | Assessment of production noise levels and development of measures to reduce it in the production premises | Шумомір Robotron 00024 (переносний); Шумомір Robotron 00017 (стаціонарний) |
4. | Assessment of production vibration levels and development of measures to reduce it in the production premises | Віброметр ВІП-2 |
5. | Assessment of electromagnetic radiation levels and development of measures to reduce their negative impact on workers in production facilities | Тестер електромагнітного випромінювання Electromagnetic Radiation Tester GM3120 |
6. | Assessment of ionizing radiation levels and development of measures to reduce their negative impact on workers in production facilities | Індикатор радіоактивності СОЕКС |
7. | Assessment of the state of dustiness and gassiness and development of measures to improve the state of the air environment in the production premises | Універсальний газоаналізатор УГ-2; Аналізатор рентгеновський бесдифракційний Барс-3; Колориметр фотоелектричний КФК-2; Електроаспіратор М 822; Мікроскоп оптичний; Ваги аналітичні АДВ – 200 |
8. | Assessment of the state of electrical safety and development of measures to improve it in production facilities | Тестер-мультиметр DIGITAL MULTIMETER UNI-T М838; Тестер-мультиметр DIGITAL MULTIMETER DТ-832; Вимірювач опору заземлення Ф4103-М1; Вимірювач опору заземлення М416 |
9. | Assessment of the state of the hydrogen level, pH indicator of water and soil | Універсальний іономер ЭВ-74 |
10. | Assessment of water color level | Колориметр фотоелектричний КФК-2 |
NDR is included in the thematic plan (applied scientific research) of NTU “KhPI” for 2025 (implementation period 02.2025 – 12.2026):
1. К5503 “Development of scientific principles for the implementation of European regulation of pollutant discharges in Ukraine”. № ДР 0125U001171
Research leader of the NDR: Vaskovets Liudmyla, Candidate of Biological Sciences, associate Professor
Responsible executor: Yascheritsin Eugene, Candidate of Engineering Science
2. К5504 “Development of scientific foundations for the disposal of spent military equipment based on metallurgical technologies”. № ДР 0125U001517
Research leader of the NDR: Vambol Sergij, Doctor of Engineering Science, Professor
Responsible executor: Mezentseva Iryna, Candidate of Engineering Science, associate Professor
3. К5505 “Organizational and technological support for the safety of technological processes based on working conditions maps and risk maps”. № ДР 0125U001516
Research leader of the NDR: Kuzmenko Olena, Candidate of Engineering Science, старш. наук. співроб.
Responsible executor: Makarenko Viktoriia, Candidate of Engineering Science.
Dissertation research at the department of OandES.
Graduate student of the department – Educational and scientific program 131 “Applied Mechanics”
Oleksandr Viktorovych Nesterenko.
Topic: «Organizational and technological security of machine production processes based on maps of working conditions and risks».
Academic supervisor: Doctor of Engineering Science, Professor Vambol Sergij.