National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS-GENERAL
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code 22734

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 3,869 2,879
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 3,052 872
335 FILE CLERKS 225 45
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 1,689 1,689
435 WAITERS AND WAITRESSES 1,785 1,785
436 COOKS, EXCEPT SHORT ORDER 407 296
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 3,775 2,605
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 317 221
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,315  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 371  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 75  
688 FOOD BATCHMAKERS 556  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 210 6
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,197 399
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 315  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 147 60
785 ASSEMBLERS 367 275
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 149 37
TOTAL 19,820 11,170

*(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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