National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BENZYL ALCOHOL, 3,4-DIHYDROXY-ALPHA-((METHYLAMINO)METHYL)-, (-)-
CAS # 51-43-4
RTECS # DO2625000
Agent Code A1920

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 78 78
084 PHYSICIANS 94 24
085 DENTISTS 1,598 523
095 REGISTERED NURSES 9,964 9,462
096 PHARMACISTS 1,207 589
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 2,289 1,526
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 557 287
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 2,332 1,826
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 391 340
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 377 181
TOTAL 18,887 14,836

*(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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