National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name POTASSIUM THIOCYANATE
CAS # 333-20-0
RTECS # XL1925000
Agent Code 60570

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 2,415 619
074 ATMOSPHERIC AND SPACE SCIENTISTS 22  
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 41 31
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 1,342 907
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 37 11
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 48 7
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 4,228 838
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 910 443
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 28 21
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 52  
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 4,545  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 14  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 126  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 21  
785 ASSEMBLERS 2,764 37
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 678 309
TOTAL 17,270 3,224

*(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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