National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name GLUTARALDEHYDE
CAS # 111-30-8
RTECS # MA2450000
Agent Code 84349

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
015 MANAGERS, MEDICINE AND HEALTH 9  
018 FUNERAL DIRECTORS 7,344 485
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 28 7
026 MANAGEMENT ANALYSTS 329 329
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 98 70
033 PURCHASING AGENTS AND BUYERS, N.E.C. 193 193
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 1,725  
075 GEOLOGISTS AND GEODESISTS 28  
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 634 106
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 694 501
084 PHYSICIANS 19,728 10,733
085 DENTISTS 1,598 523
095 REGISTERED NURSES 173,265 148,603
096 PHARMACISTS 498 226
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 14,541 8,568
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 359 346
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 3,292 2,194
104 SPEECH THERAPISTS 25 25
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 253 101
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 80 17
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 18,119 13,355
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 20,647 13,359
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 29,634 26,628
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 6,838 5,392
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 28 28
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 257 7
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 2,362 1,342
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 150 73
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 3,078 265
319 RECEPTIONISTS 538 492
323 INFORMATION CLERKS, N.E.C. 28  
356 MAIL CLERKS, EXC. POSTAL SERVICE 1,561 1,561
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 478  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 5,308 4,145
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 407 407
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 270 190
445 DENTAL ASSISTANTS 58 27
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 2,169 1,970
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 15,510 14,263
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 101 84
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 511 129
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 5,345 5,345
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 41  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 6  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 281 28
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 175  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 1,352 40
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 150 28
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 35 21
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 94  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 18,790 802
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 391 28
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 637 48
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 178  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,868 1,082
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,378 1,210
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,149  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 30 15
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 1,422  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 406 51
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 118 118
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 711  
TOTAL 367,330 265,564

*(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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