National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name GLYCERYL MONOOLEATE
CAS # 25496-72-4
RTECS #
Agent Code 83110

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 2,729  
036 INSPECTORS AND COMPLIANCE OFFICERS, EXC. CONSTRUCTION 32 32
045 METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERS 64  
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 42  
095 REGISTERED NURSES 7,291 6,990
096 PHARMACISTS 522 268
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 20  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 24  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 620 209
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 24  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 506 57
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 1,315 1,315
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,058 52
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 96  
366 METER READERS 1,495  
385 DATA-ENTRY KEYERS 568 568
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 1,513  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 10,171 386
496 TIMBER CUTTING AND LOGGING OCCUPATIONS 269  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 1,906  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 152  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 1,876  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 2,109  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 190  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 4,480  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 220  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,846  
567 CARPENTERS 122  
575 ELECTRICIANS 633  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 11,221  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 207  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 1,196  
613 SUPERVISORS, EXTRACTIVE OCCUPATIONS 335  
614 DRILLERS, OIL WELL 5,362  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,238 300
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 431  
637 MACHINISTS 8,409 243
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 75  
666 DRESSMAKERS 123 123
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 78  
688 FOOD BATCHMAKERS 747  
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 66  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 112  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 211  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 177  
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 78  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 234  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 257  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 828  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 378  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,444 637
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 71  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 12,944 385
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,759 1,605
738 WINDING AND TWISTING MACHINE OPERATORS 157 7
739 KNITTING, LOOPING, TAPING, AND WEAVING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,172 1,845
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 12,127 12,127
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,150 1,088
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 10,226 6,036
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 784 313
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 893  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 57  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,634 207
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 657 657
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 9,509 1,058
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 8,351 341
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 529  
785 ASSEMBLERS 2,373 124
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,252 485
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 144  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 781  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 104  
855 GRADER, DOZER, AND SCRAPER OPERATORS 314  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 314  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 701 104
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 1,126 73
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 655 448
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 9,245 980
TOTAL 159,120 39,063

*(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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