National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BORIC ACID(HBO2), POTASSIUM SALT
CAS # 13709-94-9
RTECS #
Agent Code M4491

SIC Industry Description (1972) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
27 PRINTING AND PUBLISHING 1,685 64
28 CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 32  
32 STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS 38  
34 FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS 2,151  
36 ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 59  
37 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT 268  
38 INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS 524  
48 COMMUNICATION 801  
73 BUSINESS SERVICES 3,294  
80 HEALTH SERVICES 1,528 1,158
TOTAL 10,379 1,222

*(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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