National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name AMMONIUM, TETRAMETHYL-, HYDROXIDE
CAS # 75-59-2
RTECS # PA0875000
Agent Code A1009

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 1,556 1,107
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 74 25
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 198 52
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 686  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,088  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 6  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 8  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 88 35
743 TEXTILE CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 16  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 40  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,145  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 86  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 276 207
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 17 17
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 5 2
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 123  
TOTAL 6,413 1,446

*(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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