National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name SULFAMIC ACID
CAS # 5329-14-6
RTECS # WO5950000
Agent Code 82834

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 7  
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 2 2
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 1,149 85
075 GEOLOGISTS AND GEODESISTS 28  
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 127 127
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 217 109
185 DESIGNERS 575 246
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 409  
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 441 195
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 3,736 2,935
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 993 689
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 227 49
214 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 34  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 209 47
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 535 149
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 3,399 677
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 73 53
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,480 1,034
308 COMPUTER OPERATORS 2,260 282
335 FILE CLERKS 342 30
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 49  
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 1,867 1,107
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 37,286 11,778
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 24  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 22  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 1,077  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 560  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,095  
567 CARPENTERS 57  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 81  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 802 3
593 INSULATION WORKERS 44  
616 MINING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,072  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,176  
637 MACHINISTS 748 17
643 BOILERMAKERS 199  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 2,061  
688 FOOD BATCHMAKERS 1,457  
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 111 97
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 407  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 78  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 2,654 645
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 1,596  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 2,019 128
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 791 44
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,403 11
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 8  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 107  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,676 1,309
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 94  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,267 376
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,153 54
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 1,812 728
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 1,628 814
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 3,733 26
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 153  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,216 2,118
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,660 89
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,094  
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 128 16
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 376 188
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 2,042  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 31 14
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 3,320 261
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 5,088 227
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,416 392
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,574 28
806 DRIVER-SALES WORKERS 335  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 101  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 94 30
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 1,155 1,155
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 315  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 170  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 8,823 1,672
TOTAL 133,549 30,034

*(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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