National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name POTASSIUM CHLORATE
CAS # 3811-04-9
RTECS # FO0350000
Agent Code 80198

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
069 PHYSICISTS AND ASTRONOMERS 1,354 829
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 1,441 432
075 GEOLOGISTS AND GEODESISTS 28  
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 1,358 956
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,625 1,134
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 120 120
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 196  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 14 7
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 129  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 420 210
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 589  
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,259 1,259
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 147 49
TOTAL 8,679 4,996

*(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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