National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name VEGETABLE OIL SOAP
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code M1726

SIC Industry Description (1972) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
17 SPECIAL TRADE CONTRACTORS 122  
28 CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 352 50
50 WHOLESALE TRADE - DURABLE GOODS 337  
55 AUTOMOTIVE DEALERS & SERVICE STATIONS 3,002  
72 PERSONAL SERVICES 6,994 6,192
75 AUTO REPAIR, SERVICES, AND GARAGES 3,182  
80 HEALTH SERVICES 1,441 1,400
TOTAL 15,430 7,643

*(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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