National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name DIFLUOROETHANE, 1,1-
CAS # 75-37-6
RTECS # KI1410000
Agent Code 82202

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
084 PHYSICIANS 959 313
085 DENTISTS 56 14
095 REGISTERED NURSES 98,344 89,260
096 PHARMACISTS 193 31
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 1,025 662
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 1,737 1,257
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 1,816 1,387
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 3,197 2,334
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 7,855 7,700
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 3,126 2,585
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,436  
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 52 45
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 68 46
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 637 124
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 759 496
439 KITCHEN WORKERS, FOOD PREPARATION 425 425
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 75  
445 DENTAL ASSISTANTS 451 451
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 1,966 1,533
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 4,804 4,694
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 1,592 955
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 132  
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 1,938 1,675
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 35 21
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 106 106
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 35 35
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 15 15
TOTAL 132,833 116,164

*(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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