National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name GLYCERYL MONOSTEARATE
CAS # 31566-31-1
RTECS # RG1925000
Agent Code 82942

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 7  
036 INSPECTORS AND COMPLIANCE OFFICERS, EXC. CONSTRUCTION 32 32
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 809 275
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 19  
095 REGISTERED NURSES 15,420 15,023
096 PHARMACISTS 855 495
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 44 44
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 860 714
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 1,318 1,278
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 801 717
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 122 84
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 55 17
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 327 56
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 424 313
335 FILE CLERKS 670 601
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,309 417
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 30  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 19  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 146 146
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 52  
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 482 301
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 254 150
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 109 70
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 4,925 82
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 453 453
469 PERSONAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 601 221
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 567 21
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 73  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 415 17
593 INSULATION WORKERS 196 123
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,892 1,093
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 2,113 1,330
667 TAILORS 183  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 250 18
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 168 151
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 22 22
687 BAKERS 1,944  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 101 67
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 7  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 29  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 36  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 969 652
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 137 86
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 9,232 6,801
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 58  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 40  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,066  
728 SHAPING AND JOINING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,954 1,042
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 15,377 15,377
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 402 402
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,648 2,001
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,275 889
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 92  
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 89 22
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 285 252
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 101 22
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 6,085  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,660 754
785 ASSEMBLERS 5,953 5,811
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 4,736 2,787
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 19  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 134 67
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,424  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 910  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 3,220 403
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 84 84
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 6,738 5,009
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 67 67
TOTAL 110,894 66,857

*(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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