National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

Estimated Numbers of Employees Potentially Exposed to Specific Agents by 2-Digit Standard Industrial Classification (SIC)*

Agent Name BENZETHONIUM CHLORIDE
CAS # 121-54-0
RTECS # BO7175000
Agent Code 25830

SIC Industry Description (1972) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
07 AGRICULTURAL SERVICES 4,029 2,015
20 FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS 223  
22 TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS 187 26
28 CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 2,594 90
35 MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL 23 23
36 ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 560 224
72 PERSONAL SERVICES 3,601 1,268
80 HEALTH SERVICES 15,731 14,409
TOTAL 26,949 18,054

*(1) By survey design, not all 2-digit SICs were surveyed. (2) The estimates for each 2-digit SIC apply only to the 3- and 4-digit SICs surveyed within the 2-digit SIC. Not all SICs were surveyed. (3) When using the estimates, standard errors associated with estimates should be considered. (4) Potential exposures to a chemical agent are categorized as actual (i.e., the surveyor observed the use of the specific agent) or tradename (i.e., the surveyor observed the use of a tradename product known to contain the specific agent). The estimates presented in the table combine both categories.

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