National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name POTASSIUM BROMATE
CAS # 7758-01-2
RTECS # EF8725000
Agent Code 81949

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
069 PHYSICISTS AND ASTRONOMERS 14  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 543 155
075 GEOLOGISTS AND GEODESISTS 28  
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 489 300
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 27 27
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 453 453
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 4,668 1,721
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 512 183
335 FILE CLERKS 192  
435 WAITERS AND WAITRESSES 1,438 1,233
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 207 118
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,343  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 356  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 500  
637 MACHINISTS 250  
687 BAKERS 4,459 453
688 FOOD BATCHMAKERS 747  
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 136  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 896 396
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,456  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 497 249
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 2,759 2,409
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 2,810 2,686
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 781 708
TOTAL 26,562 11,090

*(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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