National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name CALCIUM ALGINATE
CAS # 9005-35-0
RTECS # AZ5810000
Agent Code 83092

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 43  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 241  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 262  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 7  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 294  
637 MACHINISTS 6  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 3,114  
TOTAL 3,968  

*(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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