National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ZINC ACETATE
CAS # 557-34-6
RTECS # AK1500000
Agent Code 84428

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 1,987 608
095 REGISTERED NURSES 7,291 6,990
096 PHARMACISTS 331 186
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 1,547 1,112
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 617 474
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 740 294
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 970 359
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 1,388 1,070
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 260  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 3,405  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 338 56
595 ROOFERS 4,301  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 923  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 3,384  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 232  
728 SHAPING AND JOINING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,954 1,042
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 14  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 42  
785 ASSEMBLERS 149  
TOTAL 29,875 12,193

*(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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