National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BEESWAX, WHITE
CAS # 8006-40-4
RTECS #
Agent Code E0235

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
018 FUNERAL DIRECTORS 2,427 485
036 INSPECTORS AND COMPLIANCE OFFICERS, EXC. CONSTRUCTION 32 32
084 PHYSICIANS 26  
095 REGISTERED NURSES 30,360 29,433
096 PHARMACISTS 1,834 1,087
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 459 263
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 458 458
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 167 167
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 3,162 3,144
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 9 9
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 158  
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 2,537 2,227
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 227  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 133  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 127  
738 WINDING AND TWISTING MACHINE OPERATORS 183 183
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 221  
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,053 1,053
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 5 5
TOTAL 43,574 38,545

*(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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