National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name CELLULOSE TRIACETATE
CAS # 9012-09-3
RTECS #
Agent Code 81767

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 428  
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 19 6
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 12  
074 ATMOSPHERIC AND SPACE SCIENTISTS 22  
084 PHYSICIANS 819 489
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 73 55
185 DESIGNERS 332  
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 231 164
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 3,726 286
194 ARTISTS, PERFORMERS, AND RELATED WORKERS, N.E.C. 295 66
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 541 377
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 6,969 4,563
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 559  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 42  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 5 2
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 14  
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 795 568
347 OFFICE MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 7 7
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 231 185
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 238  
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 403 403
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 297 119
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 310 207
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 35 21
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 953  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,940 175
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 253 7
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 3,631 2,548
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 715  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 181 91
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,712 1,712
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 4,162 1,680
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 36 36
TOTAL 30,986 13,768

*(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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