National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name TETRADECANOIC ACID
CAS # 544-63-8
RTECS # QH4375000
Agent Code M1300

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
016 MANAGERS, PROPERTIES AND REAL ESTATE 166  
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 986  
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 332  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 212  
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 836 715
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 409 7
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 2,472 356
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 1,315 1,315
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 103 52
366 METER READERS 332  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 43  
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 52  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 10,193 2,893
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 5,345 5,345
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 302  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 78  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 45  
575 ELECTRICIANS 92  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 3,819  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 166  
637 MACHINISTS 321  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 7 7
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 29  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 162  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 115  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,320 81
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 371  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,241 122
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,283 837
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 657 657
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 7,190 6,381
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,477 589
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,138 80
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 686 18
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 55  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 657 657
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,589 377
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,434 580
785 ASSEMBLERS 12,131 7,968
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 551 329
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 43  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 215  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 101  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 332  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 138  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 6,083  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 206  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,601 329
TOTAL 72,432 29,696

*(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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