National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name GLYCOLIC ACID
CAS # 79-14-1
RTECS # MC5250000
Agent Code 35260

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 986  
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 349 223
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 7 2
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 11  
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 202 140
084 PHYSICIANS 21 21
095 REGISTERED NURSES 24,915 23,932
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 515 252
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 913 772
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 1,118 810
204 DENTAL HYGIENISTS 85 49
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 316 302
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 486 486
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 166 163
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 358 126
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 367  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 12 5
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,321 852
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 1,315 1,315
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 510 407
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 7,260 4,185
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 3,008 2,109
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 3,172 2,194
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 19,301 12,181
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 40,835 15,485
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 3,649 2,708
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 2,260 440
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 16  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 68  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 42  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 27  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 2,004 380
666 DRESSMAKERS 358  
667 TAILORS 1,974 1,043
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 9 3
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 6 6
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 96  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 210 6
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,470  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 7,232 2,835
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 10  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 16,934 361
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 112  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 10,016 10,016
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,057 5,982
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 974 605
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 132 26
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 581 313
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,001  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 72  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 336 16
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 627 189
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 657 657
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,963 536
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 9,714 697
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 363  
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,509 609
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 329 329
806 DRIVER-SALES WORKERS 335  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 88  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 3,104 507
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 2,985 2,985
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 6,697 1,279
TOTAL 191,563 98,538

*(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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