National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ALGIN
CAS # 9005-38-3
RTECS # AZ5820000
Agent Code 80439

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
018 FUNERAL DIRECTORS 541  
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 403 403
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 17  
086 VETERINARIANS 2,015  
095 REGISTERED NURSES 256 244
096 PHARMACISTS 143 86
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 83  
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 1,725 423
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 1,565 1,282
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 403 403
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 3,052 872
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 364 159
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 2,898  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,126 365
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 144  
445 DENTAL ASSISTANTS 58 27
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 17,334 481
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 806 806
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 9  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 1,241  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 367  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 103  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 990 3
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 1,196  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 5,660  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 2,904  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 144  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 333 333
637 MACHINISTS 1,208 8
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 134  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 17  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 729 73
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 3,959 3,148
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,043  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,361  
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,283 837
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 12,731 12,530
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 1,661  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,143 1,217
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 297  
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 311 256
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,429 2,655
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,592 600
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 5,143 3,286
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 13,234 61
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,487 65
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 409 289
853 EXCAVATING AND LOADING MACHINE OPERATORS 781  
855 GRADER, DOZER, AND SCRAPER OPERATORS 468  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 165 77
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 4,837 4,837
TOTAL 106,305 35,825

*(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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