National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name CETYLPYRIDINIUM CHLORIDE
CAS # 123-03-5
RTECS # UU4900000
Agent Code 84321

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
095 REGISTERED NURSES 96,112 85,645
096 PHARMACISTS 417 237
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 69 46
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 562 434
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 703 486
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 375 328
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 22,661 20,015
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 100 100
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 417 222
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 9,277 8,989
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 1,996 1,950
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 35 21
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 139  
TOTAL 132,865 118,474

*(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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