National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name FATTY ACIDS, C14-26
CAS # 68002-89-1
RTECS #
Agent Code E0151

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
095 REGISTERED NURSES 280 269
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 259 155
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 62 62
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 999 667
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 452 355
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 32 24
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 140 140
276 CASHIERS 93 93
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 338 308
436 COOKS, EXCEPT SHORT ORDER 31  
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 497 497
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 26 26
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 104 104
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 96  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 827 276
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 358  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 266 266
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 138  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 17 17
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 138  
TOTAL 5,153 3,260

*(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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