National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name CHLORINE OXIDE (CLO2)
CAS # 10049-04-4
RTECS # FO3000000
Agent Code 18045

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 30  
095 REGISTERED NURSES 1,047 1,022
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 32  
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 2,404 1,596
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 3,273 1,731
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 3  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 8  
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 911  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 95  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 8  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 5  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 76  
TOTAL 7,892 4,348

*(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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