National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name SODIUM HYDROSULFITE
CAS # 7775-14-6
RTECS # JP2100000
Agent Code 84077

SIC Industry Description (1972) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
17 SPECIAL TRADE CONTRACTORS 1,996  
20 FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS 334  
22 TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS 20,838 1,442
23 APPAREL AND OTHER TEXTILE PRODUCTS 251  
24 LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS 575 230
25 FURNITURE AND FIXTURES 14,143 8,533
26 PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 1,164  
27 PRINTING AND PUBLISHING 1,460 645
28 CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 13,612 869
29 PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS 126  
30 RUBBER AND MISC. PLASTICS PRODUCTS 470 97
32 STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS 37 37
34 FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS 1,225 100
35 MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL 145  
36 ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 488 106
37 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT 545 11
38 INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS 197  
39 MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES 140  
45 TRANSPORTATION BY AIR 162  
51 WHOLESALE TRADE - NONDURABLE GOODS 704  
72 PERSONAL SERVICES 5,558 3,993
73 BUSINESS SERVICES 652 474
80 HEALTH SERVICES 11,358 9,744
TOTAL 76,179 26,281

*(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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