National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name POTASSIUM
CAS # 7440-09-7
RTECS # TS6460000
Agent Code 60315

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
075 GEOLOGISTS AND GEODESISTS 28  
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 88 73
095 REGISTERED NURSES 361 326
096 PHARMACISTS 570 246
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 1,066 819
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 141 70
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 503  
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 58  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 28 7
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 1,277 242
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 154 31
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 158 69
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 141 127
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 6,201 65
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 755  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 388  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 341 3
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 61  
637 MACHINISTS 138  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 369 31
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 399 154
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 123 123
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 26  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 252  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 199 31
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 214  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 6,128  
785 ASSEMBLERS 17,280 16,985
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 131  
805 TRUCK DRIVERS, LIGHT 734  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 388  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 360  
TOTAL 39,061 19,402

*(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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