National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS, BIS(HYDROGENATED TALLOW ALKYL)DIMETHYL, SALTS WITH BENTONITE
CAS # 68953-58-2
RTECS #
Agent Code X2852

SIC Industry Description (1972) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
15 GENERAL BUILDING CONTRACTORS 828  
17 SPECIAL TRADE CONTRACTORS 2,377  
20 FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS 478  
26 PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 1,076  
29 PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS 1,783  
30 RUBBER AND MISC. PLASTICS PRODUCTS 20  
32 STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS 291  
33 PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES 585  
34 FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS 1,033  
35 MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL 722  
36 ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 2,949 1,583
37 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT 1,062 57
38 INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS 426 270
39 MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES 295  
42 TRUCKING AND WAREHOUSING 853 303
45 TRANSPORTATION BY AIR 1,613 28
75 AUTO REPAIR, SERVICES, AND GARAGES 751  
80 HEALTH SERVICES 235  
TOTAL 17,377 2,242

*(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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