National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name LIDOCAINE
CAS # 137-58-6
RTECS # AN7525000
Agent Code 84482

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 460 430
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 47 11
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 217 176
084 PHYSICIANS 7,103 3,806
095 REGISTERED NURSES 34,458 32,769
096 PHARMACISTS 1,369 751
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 726 398
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 2,091 1,599
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 779 522
204 DENTAL HYGIENISTS 85 49
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 1,337 1,051
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 386 386
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 2,121 1,499
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 182 132
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 520 234
TOTAL 51,880 43,813

*(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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