National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name FATTY ACIDS, C12-18
CAS # 67701-01-3
RTECS #
Agent Code E0247

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 299  
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 234 126
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 315 200
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 215 29
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 108 54
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 293 293
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 299 299
335 FILE CLERKS 671 549
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 1,189 733
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 4,021 3,458
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 1,045 671
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 1,064 569
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,881 273
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 668  
575 ELECTRICIANS 554  
614 DRILLERS, OIL WELL 1,659  
637 MACHINISTS 472  
647 PRECIOUS STONES AND METALS WORKERS (JEWELERS) 183  
686 BUTCHERS AND MEAT CUTTERS 2,067  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 36 30
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,776 1,376
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 286  
806 DRIVER-SALES WORKERS 335  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 3,078  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 1,370  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 89 89
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 299 299
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 3,404 21
TOTAL 27,908 9,068

*(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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