National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name DEHYDROABIETYLAMINE
CAS # 1446-61-3
RTECS #
Agent Code 82181

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 155 78
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 2,124 576
095 REGISTERED NURSES 7,316 917
097 DIETITIANS 1,799 1,223
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 126 14
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 383 318
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 552 360
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 1,194 573
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,366 1,138
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,245 852
313 SECRETARIES 106 106
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 223 179
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 875 608
374 MATERIAL RECORDING, SCHEDULING, AND DISTRIBUTING CLERKS, N.E.C. 5  
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 4,780 3,413
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 6,772 4,101
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 7,970 4,837
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 31,966 7,824
469 PERSONAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 216 154
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 528  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 169  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 137  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 59  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 135  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 495  
567 CARPENTERS 1,112  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 190  
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 29 18
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 3,563 2,349
686 BUTCHERS AND MEAT CUTTERS 2,067  
687 BAKERS 1,866 510
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 65  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 212 44
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 79  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 201  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 246 112
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,066 1,240
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 512 387
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 141  
738 WINDING AND TWISTING MACHINE OPERATORS 903 752
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 39  
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 2,596 1,467
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 421 45
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 71 35
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 903 790
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 378 94
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 15,233 4,352
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 120 35
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 453  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 27  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 113 17
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 23  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 920  
TOTAL 108,242 39,519

*(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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