National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name GLYCOLS, POLYETHYLENE, MONOMETHYL ETHER
CAS # 9004-74-4
RTECS # PE8263000
Agent Code 81764

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 629 85
095 REGISTERED NURSES 31,630 25,466
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 290 281
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 1,457 1,036
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 629 629
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 48 29
303 SUPERVISORS, GENERAL OFFICE 836 717
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 52  
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 38 38
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 5,244 5,142
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 2,603 1,688
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 15 15
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 40  
656 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, WOOD 82 3
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 176 74
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 31  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 61 61
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 824 305
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 23 9
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 81  
TOTAL 44,791 35,578

*(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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