National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name POLY(OXY-1,2-ETHANEDIYL), ALPHA-DODECYL-OMEGA-HYDROXY-
CAS # 9002-92-0
RTECS # MD0875000
Agent Code A1179

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 460 430
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 7 2
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 284  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 446 373
074 ATMOSPHERIC AND SPACE SCIENTISTS 22  
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 49 10
084 PHYSICIANS 164 154
095 REGISTERED NURSES 26,788 17,449
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 69 46
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 5,529 3,981
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 75 30
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 2,142 2,142
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,821 925
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 24 24
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 1,001 584
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 18 18
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 229 213
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 3,327 2,248
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 1,460 1,194
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 2,047 939
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 36,294 29,601
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 375 7
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 333  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 979  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 388  
567 CARPENTERS 5,204  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 933  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 7,885  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 51  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 45  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 62  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 32  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 66  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 524 8
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 363  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,318 128
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 21  
785 ASSEMBLERS 2,920 141
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 278  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 5  
TOTAL 104,035 60,645

*(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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