National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name GLYCINE
CAS # 56-40-6
RTECS # MB7600000
Agent Code 80389

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 473 445
044 AEROSPACE ENGINEERS 148  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 3,534 2,063
075 GEOLOGISTS AND GEODESISTS 28  
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 133 31
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 428 363
084 PHYSICIANS 1,940 1,859
086 VETERINARIANS 2,015  
095 REGISTERED NURSES 32,460 31,385
096 PHARMACISTS 2,920 1,235
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 23,398 18,665
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 2,462 1,909
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 5,181 4,469
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 487 459
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 350 33
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,154 856
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 322 79
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 6,199 2,270
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 326 137
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 561 197
346 MAIL PREPARING AND PAPER HANDLING MACHINE OPERATORS 377 63
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 542 456
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 52  
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 4,257 3,089
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 2,456 2,088
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 34 34
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,500 403
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 5,345 5,345
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 806 806
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 2,132  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 60  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 19  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 502  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 78 72
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,947  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,142 785
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 962 145
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 283  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 195  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 256  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 896 145
785 ASSEMBLERS 208 61
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 295  
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 81 31
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 111  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 156  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 4,669 3,715
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 165 91
TOTAL 115,042 83,784

*(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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