National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BETAINE HYDROCHLORIDE
CAS # 590-46-5
RTECS #
Agent Code 80382

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 7 2
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 78 39
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 19  
095 REGISTERED NURSES 486 432
096 PHARMACISTS 1,150 561
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 146  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 176 176
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 19  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 53  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 2  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 19  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 64  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 7 2
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 467 467
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 78  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 78  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 11  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 242 97
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 5 3
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,310 639
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 19  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 156  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 41 41
TOTAL 4,634 2,460

*(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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