National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name DIASTASE, MALT
CAS # 9000-92-4
RTECS #
Agent Code 80401

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 620 346
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 69 62
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 130 130
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 4,469 3,530
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,168 706
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 498 392
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 58  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 119  
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 3,397 2,809
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 574 138
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 117  
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 438  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 58  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,449  
763 ROASTING AND BAKING MACHINE OPERATORS, FOOD 117  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,170  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 175  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 119  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 58  
TOTAL 14,806 8,114

*(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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