National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name LACTOSE
CAS # 63-42-3
RTECS # OD9625000
Agent Code 81715

SIC Industry Description (1972) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
07 AGRICULTURAL SERVICES 6,091 2,898
13 OIL AND GAS EXTRACTION 7,885  
17 SPECIAL TRADE CONTRACTORS 3,990  
20 FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS 14,012 4,607
27 PRINTING AND PUBLISHING 9 4
28 CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 8,025 2,250
34 FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS 509 255
36 ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 669 33
37 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT 3  
38 INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS 3,046 1,862
45 TRANSPORTATION BY AIR 162  
49 ELECTRIC, GAS, AND SANITARY SERVICES 563  
72 PERSONAL SERVICES 1,928 701
73 BUSINESS SERVICES 4,291 1,702
80 HEALTH SERVICES 81,141 61,885
TOTAL 132,323 76,197

*(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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