National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name FOODSTUFF-THERMAL DECOMPOSITION OF
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code 33637

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
097 DIETITIANS 905 689
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,434 1,164
435 WAITERS AND WAITRESSES 702 585
436 COOKS, EXCEPT SHORT ORDER 7,776 6,400
439 KITCHEN WORKERS, FOOD PREPARATION 1,418 1,418
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 7,488 2,955
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 1,433 1,433
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 249  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 356  
687 BAKERS 40 33
688 FOOD BATCHMAKERS 747  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 320 320
TOTAL 22,868 14,997

*(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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