National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name POTASSIUM HYPOSULFITE
CAS # 10294-66-3
RTECS #
Agent Code 81956

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 14  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 83 83
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 233  
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 28  
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 136 68
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 264 153
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 63 47
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 44  
426 GUARDS AND POLICE, EXC. PUBLIC SERVICE 56 14
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 65  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 544 181
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 17 12
TOTAL 1,547 559

*(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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