National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name SODIUM AZIDE
CAS # 26628-22-8
RTECS # VY8050000
Agent Code 68820

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)		 Total # Female
Employees
015 MANAGERS, MEDICINE AND HEALTH 7 7
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 7  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 6,049 3,051
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 952 781
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 820 721
084 PHYSICIANS 496 442
095 REGISTERED NURSES 836 806
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 29,636 22,361
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 817 586
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 71 71
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 58  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 2,340 1,769
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 1,831 1,015
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 2,890 1,453
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 86 11
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 16 5
313 SECRETARIES 90 90
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 584 473
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 6,283 4,336
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 218 218
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 34 34
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 487  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 93 46
688 FOOD BATCHMAKERS 113  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 7  
785 ASSEMBLERS 77 61
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 61 31
TOTAL 54,959 38,370

*(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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