National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name CANDELILLA WAX
CAS # 8006-44-8
RTECS #
Agent Code 82931

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
036 INSPECTORS AND COMPLIANCE OFFICERS, EXC. CONSTRUCTION 32 32
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 3  
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 75 56
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 259 252
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 98 77
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,813  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 325  
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 3,941 2,872
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 133  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 27 14
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 127  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 32  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,150 80
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,374 2,747
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,117 1,117
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 81 65
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 92  
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,483 1,483
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 162  
TOTAL 15,323 8,794

*(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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