National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name SODIUM THIOGLYCOLATE
CAS # 367-51-1
RTECS # AI7700000
Agent Code 84380

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 405 301
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 142 107
095 REGISTERED NURSES 1,090 977
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 3,803 3,035
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 854 811
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 635 435
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 18 9
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 76  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 76 76
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 453 453
TOTAL 7,551 6,204

*(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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