National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

Estimated Numbers of Employees Potentially Exposed to Specific Agents by Occupation*

Agent Name HYPOCHLOROUS ACID, CALCIUM SALT
CAS # 7778-54-3
RTECS # NH3485000
Agent Code 15746

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
036 INSPECTORS AND COMPLIANCE OFFICERS, EXC. CONSTRUCTION 32 32
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 10  
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 111 3
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 1,085  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 676 92
075 GEOLOGISTS AND GEODESISTS 28  
095 REGISTERED NURSES 4,704 4,601
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 340 135
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 17  
214 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 14  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 134 134
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 1,502 1,060
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 2,558 13
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 201  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 57  
427 PROTECTIVE SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 1,009 1,009
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 364  
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 511 260
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 3,173 256
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 127  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 29  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 1,267  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 307 7
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 374  
575 ELECTRICIANS 16  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 2,882  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 2,344 380
637 MACHINISTS 10  
686 BUTCHERS AND MEAT CUTTERS 121  
687 BAKERS 1,624 162
688 FOOD BATCHMAKERS 127 63
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 2,043  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 851  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 1,406  
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 271  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 802 18
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 606 560
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,346 1,121
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,340 51
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,190 389
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 366 43
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 580  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 702  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 5,830 2,599
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 4,978 3,231
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 955  
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,136 443
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 614 256
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 11,472 4,434
799 GRADERS AND SORTERS, EXCEPT AGRICULTURAL 190 190
853 EXCAVATING AND LOADING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,760  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 2,470 63
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 416  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 1,006  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 6,046 783
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 146 146
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 6,445 950
TOTAL 82,721 23,486

*(1) The estimates for each occupation apply across the surveyed industries in which the agent was observed. Not all industries were surveyed, and not all agents were observed in all surveyed industries. (2) When using the estimates, standard errors associated with estimates should be considered. (3) 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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