National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name GRAMICIDIN
CAS # 1405-97-6
RTECS # MD8225000
Agent Code 83291

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
095 REGISTERED NURSES 14,837 13,851
096 PHARMACISTS 754 380
106 PHYSICIANS' ASSISTANTS 4,929 2,464
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 308 308
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 389 358
445 DENTAL ASSISTANTS 402 402
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 72 18
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 1,536 1,457
TOTAL 23,226 19,238

*(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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