National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name NICKEL ACETATE
CAS # 373-02-4
RTECS # QR6125000
Agent Code 81906

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 42  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 31  
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 50  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 85  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 710 14
575 ELECTRICIANS 397  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,978 26
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 17 3
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 213 18
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 407 219
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 399  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 442  
TOTAL 6,772 281

*(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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