National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS-FECES, HUMAN
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code X5199

SIC Industry Description (1972) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
26 PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 341  
28 CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 127  
30 RUBBER AND MISC. PLASTICS PRODUCTS 32  
32 STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS 37 37
33 PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES 324  
37 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT 59  
39 MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES 126 46
42 TRUCKING AND WAREHOUSING 142  
50 WHOLESALE TRADE - DURABLE GOODS 920  
55 AUTOMOTIVE DEALERS & SERVICE STATIONS 278  
72 PERSONAL SERVICES 3,941  
80 HEALTH SERVICES 2,129 1,305
TOTAL 8,458 1,388

*(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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