National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ACETIC ACID, MERCAPTO-, MONOAMMONIUM SALT
CAS # 5421-46-5
RTECS # AI7525000
Agent Code 83494

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 517 239
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 39,636 30,620
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 429  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 193 11
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 357  
TOTAL 41,131 30,870

*(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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