National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name OPIUM
CAS # 8008-60-4
RTECS # RL2345000
Agent Code 80469

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
095 REGISTERED NURSES 8,030 7,693
096 PHARMACISTS 1,426 740
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 972 488
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 2,011 2,011
TOTAL 12,438 10,932

*(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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