National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ATROPINE SULFATE
CAS # 55-48-1
RTECS # CK2450000
Agent Code 84424

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 460 430
084 PHYSICIANS 216 68
085 DENTISTS 1,598 523
086 VETERINARIANS 948  
095 REGISTERED NURSES 13,563 13,031
096 PHARMACISTS 4,658 2,645
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 1,051 588
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 269 208
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 374 337
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 414 414
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 331 300
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 1,897 1,265
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 316 316
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 972 488
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 2,183 2,183
TOTAL 29,251 22,795

*(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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