National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name TALLOW SOAP
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code M0652

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 4,411  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 680 17
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 113  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 485  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 394  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,306  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 79  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,349  
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 149 103
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 827 79
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 676 65
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 708 65
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 797 25
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 554 58
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 3,057 302
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 2,240  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 763  
785 ASSEMBLERS 266 29
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 340 29
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 113 17
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 51 51
TOTAL 21,358 839

*(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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