National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BOTANICAL GUMS
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code X5504

SIC Industry Description (1972) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
20 FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS 3,689 1,459
26 PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 79  
28 CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 1,557 276
31 LEATHER AND LEATHER PRODUCTS 717 108
73 BUSINESS SERVICES 155 78
TOTAL 6,197 1,920

*(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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