National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BENZENESULFONIC ACID, 2,5-DIHYDROXY-, MONOPOTASSIUM SALT
CAS # 21799-87-1
RTECS #
Agent Code M2463

SIC Industry Description (1972) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
15 GENERAL BUILDING CONTRACTORS 697 299
27 PRINTING AND PUBLISHING 1,733 873
32 STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS 12  
35 MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL 621 74
36 ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 168  
37 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT 80  
38 INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS 178 82
48 COMMUNICATION 43 14
73 BUSINESS SERVICES 5,561 862
80 HEALTH SERVICES 87 37
TOTAL 9,180 2,241

*(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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