National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name SORBITAN MONOLAURATE
CAS # 1338-39-2
RTECS # WG2920000
Agent Code 83354

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
016 MANAGERS, PROPERTIES AND REAL ESTATE 166  
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 460 430
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 332  
084 PHYSICIANS 92 46
095 REGISTERED NURSES 8,615 8,502
096 PHARMACISTS 390 168
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 153 153
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 434 389
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 533 533
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 535 431
259 SALES REPRESENTATIVES, MINING, MANUFACTURING, AND WHOLESALE 1,103 919
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 107 72
366 METER READERS 332  
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 1,766 1,597
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 2,898 1,754
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,055 288
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 6,994 6,192
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 185  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 3,819  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 12  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 166  
637 MACHINISTS 176  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 7 7
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 39  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 686 18
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,268 495
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 332  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 2,341 119
TOTAL 34,995 22,113

*(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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