National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name SODIUM CHLORATE
CAS # 7775-09-9
RTECS # FO0525000
Agent Code 68870

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
069 PHYSICISTS AND ASTRONOMERS 1,354 829
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,625 1,134
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 59  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 3,961 1,427
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 54  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 512 183
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 2,816  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 22  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 123  
575 ELECTRICIANS 128  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 267  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 109  
637 MACHINISTS 335 287
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 240  
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,519  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 212 44
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 453  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 395 34
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 213  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,522 54
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,866  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,018 475
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 982  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 86  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 274 4
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 1,440 43
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,600 381
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 530 219
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 5  
805 TRUCK DRIVERS, LIGHT 734  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 814  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 31  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 97  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 188 91
TOTAL 28,583 5,207

*(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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