National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name POLYMYXIN B SULFATE
CAS # 1405-20-5
RTECS # TR1150000
Agent Code 81938

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 460 430
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 82 82
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 70 42
084 PHYSICIANS 10,644 5,939
095 REGISTERED NURSES 119,554 105,210
096 PHARMACISTS 3,589 1,685
097 DIETITIANS 886 844
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 620 330
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 448 411
106 PHYSICIANS' ASSISTANTS 4,929 2,464
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 1,219 915
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 1,133 893
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 16,093 14,088
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 2,131 1,771
303 SUPERVISORS, GENERAL OFFICE 24  
445 DENTAL ASSISTANTS 58 27
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 1,332 559
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 10,104 9,352
TOTAL 173,376 145,041

*(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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