National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name SOAPS, POTASSIUM
CAS # 8046-74-0
RTECS #
Agent Code 83323

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 651 24
517 FARM EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 15  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 283  
637 MACHINISTS 7,788 273
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,422  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 67  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,143 294
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 935  
785 ASSEMBLERS 3,828 81
TOTAL 16,132 672

*(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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