National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name C.I. ACID GREEN 5, DISODIUM SALT
CAS # 5141-20-8
RTECS # BQ4900000
Agent Code A1357

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 331  
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 286 143
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 203 182
185 DESIGNERS 134 67
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 529 180
194 ARTISTS, PERFORMERS, AND RELATED WORKERS, N.E.C. 97  
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 4,381 3,648
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 993 689
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 66  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,091 996
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 64 64
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 2,422 384
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 795 568
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 518 446
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 685 36
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 281 28
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 113 28
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 368 167
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 331  
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 186  
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 2,607  
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 528  
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 150 30
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 468  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 71  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 282  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 368 201
TOTAL 18,350 7,859

*(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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