National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name GLUTAMIC ACID HCL
CAS # 138-15-8
RTECS #
Agent Code 80421

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 464 44
095 REGISTERED NURSES 105 82
096 PHARMACISTS 544 320
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 39 39
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 50 14
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 12  
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 197 59
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 334  
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 10  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 30  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 805 440
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 162  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 339  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 5,584 4,215
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 371 189
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 31 31
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,765 65
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 94 24
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 502 438
785 ASSEMBLERS 15,540 10,341
TOTAL 26,979 16,300

*(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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