National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name SULFUROUS ACID, DIPOTASSIUM SALT
CAS # 10117-38-1
RTECS # WT3530000
Agent Code 83252

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 428  
069 PHYSICISTS AND ASTRONOMERS 1,354 829
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 169 76
075 GEOLOGISTS AND GEODESISTS 28  
084 PHYSICIANS 683 543
095 REGISTERED NURSES 776 768
184 TECHNICAL WRITERS 172 103
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 699 368
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 4,101 358
195 EDITORS AND REPORTERS 102  
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 614 426
205 HEALTH RECORD TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 21 21
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 8,318 5,069
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,685 1,174
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 2,252 46
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 640 74
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 154 58
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 54  
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 14  
308 COMPUTER OPERATORS 2,260 282
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 65 32
347 OFFICE MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 30 19
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 478  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 59 59
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 1,706 873
426 GUARDS AND POLICE, EXC. PUBLIC SERVICE 140  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,102 170
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 41  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 567  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,954 127
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 1,540 176
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 12,273 4,642
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 557  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 181 91
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 63  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 15,585 6,522
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 702 255
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 16 16
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 166 166
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 526 33
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 30 15
TOTAL 67,311 23,392

*(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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