National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name SODIUM PERBORATE
CAS # 7632-04-4
RTECS #
Agent Code 81993

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 1,370  
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 155 78
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 42  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 212  
095 REGISTERED NURSES 8,607 2,198
096 PHARMACISTS 682 117
097 DIETITIANS 1,799 1,223
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 385 169
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 62 62
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 1,710 1,257
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 570  
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 1,005 715
204 DENTAL HYGIENISTS 85 49
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 1,194 573
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,494 1,162
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 522 159
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 140 140
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 100 7
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 5  
276 CASHIERS 93 93
313 SECRETARIES 106 106
336 RECORDS CLERKS 83 83
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 223 179
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 1,632 1,167
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 119  
436 COOKS, EXCEPT SHORT ORDER 281 167
443 WAITERS'/WAITRESSES' ASSISTANTS 196 196
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 6,829 4,819
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 10,882 7,797
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 104 104
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 10,981 6,813
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 93,424 34,119
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 2,629 1,052
469 PERSONAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 216 154
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 528  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 303  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 65  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 13  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 3  
567 CARPENTERS 1,397 10
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 93  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 161 49
637 MACHINISTS 3  
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 29 18
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 249  
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 2,614 2,033
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 953  
686 BUTCHERS AND MEAT CUTTERS 2,067  
687 BAKERS 1,866 510
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 65  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 769  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 11  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 304 125
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 139 31
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 20 9
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 31 4
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 431 54
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,238 4,070
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 1,794 300
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 827 276
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 9,367 554
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 417 417
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 27  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,558 766
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 1,780  
785 ASSEMBLERS 788 29
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 250 168
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 49 11
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 485 108
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 463 172
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 6,136 453
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 138  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 162  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 2,324  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 322 112
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,765 185
TOTAL 194,947 75,222

*(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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