National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name POTASSIUM BROMIDE
CAS # 7758-02-3
RTECS # TS7650000
Agent Code 80197

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 331  
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 19 6
044 AEROSPACE ENGINEERS 22  
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 7 2
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 188  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 5,801 1,290
075 GEOLOGISTS AND GEODESISTS 28  
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 41 31
185 DESIGNERS 100 25
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 348 284
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 4,903 214
195 EDITORS AND REPORTERS 102  
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 2,377 1,791
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 2,264 1,548
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 4,676 127
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 5,215 601
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 453 453
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 8,059 2,346
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 790 55
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 633 188
308 COMPUTER OPERATORS 194  
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 827 584
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 478  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 319 57
426 GUARDS AND POLICE, EXC. PUBLIC SERVICE 140  
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 20 10
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 5,233 670
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 93  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 1,288 122
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 297 119
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 2  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 685 28
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 480  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 953  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 1,643 164
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 512  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 923 770
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 424 2
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,275 103
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 3,833 304
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 23,215 6,017
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 787  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,170 233
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 50  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 366  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 686 18
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 10,983 3,158
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 3,852 3,118
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,883 1,323
785 ASSEMBLERS 536 536
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 166 166
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 526 33
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 73 11
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 853  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 6,754 91
TOTAL 115,875 26,600

*(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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