National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name SAFFLOWER OIL
CAS # 8001-23-8
RTECS # VN2230000
Agent Code A1259

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 493 141
095 REGISTERED NURSES 2,727 2,721
096 PHARMACISTS 460 116
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 147 147
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 654 347
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 428 106
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 177  
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 108 18
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 123 123
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 756  
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 2,018 1,773
657 CABINET MAKERS AND BENCH CARPENTERS 709  
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 532  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 28  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 905  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 252  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 172  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 617 617
TOTAL 11,307 6,108

*(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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