National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BENZENEDICARBOXYLIC ACID, POTASSIUM SALT, 1,2-
CAS # 877-24-7
RTECS #
Agent Code 80194

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 887 584
075 GEOLOGISTS AND GEODESISTS 28  
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 114 31
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 1,250 844
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 35 23
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 58  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 902 632
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 658 354
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 5,447 2,053
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 775 274
335 FILE CLERKS 149 30
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 138 115
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,277  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 90  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 476 104
688 FOOD BATCHMAKERS 113  
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 8  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 7  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 12  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 110  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 504  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 751  
785 ASSEMBLERS 377 141
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 887 222
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 12  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 165 91
TOTAL 15,227 5,496

*(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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