National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name FERRATE(4-), HEXAKIS(CYANO-C)-, TETRAPOTASSIUM, (OC-6-11)-
CAS # 13943-58-3
RTECS #
Agent Code 80199

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
018 FUNERAL DIRECTORS 541  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 848 468
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 1,722 1,184
084 PHYSICIANS 3  
185 DESIGNERS 100 25
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 92  
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 8,426 6,446
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 17 11
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 242 66
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 298 149
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 1,097 273
335 FILE CLERKS 149 30
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 52 36
356 MAIL CLERKS, EXC. POSTAL SERVICE 174 174
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 37 23
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 1,211 996
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 34 34
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,396  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 108 46
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 8 8
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 107  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,848 110
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 376 376
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,849 202
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 7 7
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 98  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 257 43
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 12 7
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 8 8
TOTAL 22,116 10,721

*(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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