National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name POTASSIUM BICARBONATE
CAS # 298-14-6
RTECS #
Agent Code 80487

SIC Industry Description (1972) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
27 PRINTING AND PUBLISHING 1,750 41
28 CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 68 3
29 PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS 7,295  
33 PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES 10  
35 MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL 152 62
36 ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 132 26
37 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT 246 42
38 INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS 36 12
41 LOCAL AND INTERURBAN PASSENGER TRANSIT 3,681  
45 TRANSPORTATION BY AIR 599  
48 COMMUNICATION 801  
72 PERSONAL SERVICES 13  
73 BUSINESS SERVICES 7,209 624
80 HEALTH SERVICES 16,940 12,318
TOTAL 38,931 13,127

*(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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