National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name POTASSIUM PYROSULFITE
CAS # 16731-55-8
RTECS # TT4920000
Agent Code 82177

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 7 2
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 995 206
069 PHYSICISTS AND ASTRONOMERS 1,354 829
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 1,441 432
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 93 83
084 PHYSICIANS 52  
095 REGISTERED NURSES 2,518 2,518
096 PHARMACISTS 1,385 468
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 1,184 455
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 523 94
195 EDITORS AND REPORTERS 102  
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 799 664
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 1,520 1,023
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,625 1,134
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 205  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,903 84
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 92  
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 14  
308 COMPUTER OPERATORS 194  
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 32 16
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 319 57
426 GUARDS AND POLICE, EXC. PUBLIC SERVICE 140  
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 638 561
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,192 36
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 22  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 470  
567 CARPENTERS 57  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 46  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 44  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 22  
637 MACHINISTS 57  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 75  
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 66  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 79  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 7 2
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,740 34
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 912 3
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 5,173 559
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,264  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 18  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 57  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 3,780 919
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 86  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 6  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 29 11
TOTAL 33,335 10,193

*(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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