National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ETHYLENEDIAMINETETRAACETIC ACID, SODIUM SALT
CAS # 7379-28-4
RTECS #
Agent Code 82806

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 310 259
095 REGISTERED NURSES 2,378 2,378
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 165 120
185 DESIGNERS 100 25
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 1,032 828
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 916 595
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 1,174 1,174
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,533 1,040
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 165 26
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 152 62
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 541 541
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 350 15
259 SALES REPRESENTATIVES, MINING, MANUFACTURING, AND WHOLESALE 1,649 733
308 COMPUTER OPERATORS 2,260 282
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 20 20
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 915 880
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 319 57
436 COOKS, EXCEPT SHORT ORDER 163 81
439 KITCHEN WORKERS, FOOD PREPARATION 369 205
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 244 122
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 371 371
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 587 587
448 SUPERVISORS, CLEANING AND BUILDING SERVICE WORKERS 306 51
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 4,839 3,317
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 36,853 11,562
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,127  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 873  
637 MACHINISTS 3,134 171
647 PRECIOUS STONES AND METALS WORKERS (JEWELERS) 183  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 1,986  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 1,708 1,537
686 BUTCHERS AND MEAT CUTTERS 526  
687 BAKERS 41 41
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 53  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 183  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 28 28
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 58 13
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 40  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 25  
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 107 4
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 1,069 950
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 181 91
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 52 26
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,491 526
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,661 1,462
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,708  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,254 318
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,126 279
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 482 171
786 HAND CUTTING AND TRIMMING OCCUPATIONS 351  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 172 22
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 4,316  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 2,603  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 509 145
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,126 585
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 797 69
TOTAL 87,680 31,766

*(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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