National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name HYPOCHLOROUS ACID, SODIUM SALT
CAS # 7681-52-9
RTECS # NH3486300
Agent Code 69090

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
015 MANAGERS, MEDICINE AND HEALTH 9  
018 FUNERAL DIRECTORS 10,500  
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 1,361 217
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 2,561 1,556
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 74  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 746 299
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 1,080 327
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 910 247
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 950 722
084 PHYSICIANS 1,495 1,222
085 DENTISTS 1,598 523
095 REGISTERED NURSES 37,862 36,757
096 PHARMACISTS 1,190 628
097 DIETITIANS 26 17
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 4,421 2,684
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 554 428
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 3,052 2,480
134 HEALTH SPECIALTIES TEACHERS 28  
185 DESIGNERS 575 246
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 1,663 1,056
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 427 102
198 ANNOUNCERS 1,806 258
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 24,961 17,606
204 DENTAL HYGIENISTS 85 49
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 2,736 1,802
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 3,936 3,923
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 2,929 2,131
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 1,247 46
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 350 33
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 4,051 2,129
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 738 352
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 6,712 2,876
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,327 120
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 2,898 745
243 SUPERVISORS AND PROPRIETORS, SALES OCCUPATIONS 342  
259 SALES REPRESENTATIVES, MINING, MANUFACTURING, AND WHOLESALE 1,103 919
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 1,315 1,315
303 SUPERVISORS, GENERAL OFFICE 836 717
319 RECEPTIONISTS 538 492
323 INFORMATION CLERKS, N.E.C. 28  
335 FILE CLERKS 419  
336 RECORDS CLERKS 483 379
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 175 175
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 129  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 2,683 1,834
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 363  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 3,416 1,689
435 WAITERS AND WAITRESSES 297 297
436 COOKS, EXCEPT SHORT ORDER 4,563 3,456
438 FOOD COUNTER, FOUNTAIN AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS 369 195
439 KITCHEN WORKERS, FOOD PREPARATION 2,273 1,894
443 WAITERS'/WAITRESSES' ASSISTANTS 1,474 1,134
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 29,676 21,548
445 DENTAL ASSISTANTS 107 57
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 15,484 11,349
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 8,823 8,430
448 SUPERVISORS, CLEANING AND BUILDING SERVICE WORKERS 642 368
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 42,407 28,709
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 142,464 59,173
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 5,345 5,345
469 PERSONAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 1,425 376
486 GROUNDSKEEPERS AND GARDENERS, EXCEPT FARM 758 365
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 1,811 1,100
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 210  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 598  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 916  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 75  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 55  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 1,848 54
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 4,172 352
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 5,737 15
567 CARPENTERS 57  
575 ELECTRICIANS 67  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 1,851  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 44  
616 MINING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,072  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 2,905 406
637 MACHINISTS 83  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 514  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 75  
667 TAILORS 434  
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 310 207
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 35 21
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 80  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 32 32
687 BAKERS 3,100 162
688 FOOD BATCHMAKERS 747  
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 7 7
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 236  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 518  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 803  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 1,572  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 9  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 440 44
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 66  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,513 6
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,982 1,281
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 94  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 767 41
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 524 4
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 2,560 504
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 818 249
745 SHOE MACHINE OPERATORS 914 914
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 657 657
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 9,286 5,798
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 283 141
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 153  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 7,779 202
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,735 517
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 12,436 635
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 7,459 389
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 382 43
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,797 514
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 159  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 982 824
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 4,678 2,916
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 11,440 2,034
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 9,136 5,788
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 2,901  
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,410 289
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 686 406
809 TAXI CAB DRIVERS AND CHAUFFEURS 541  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 465 155
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 6,136 453
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 113 79
875 GARBAGE COLLECTORS 781 78
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 54  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 236  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 5,761 1,098
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 6,772 916
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,487 1,252
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 25,275 3,531
TOTAL 562,423 265,913

*(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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