National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name FORMALIN
CAS # 50-00-0
RTECS # LP8925000
Agent Code M1529

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
018 FUNERAL DIRECTORS 3,945 485
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 331  
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 460 430
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 486 409
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 1,342 521
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 360 264
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 4,197 2,499
084 PHYSICIANS 4,863 1,885
095 REGISTERED NURSES 47,797 35,754
096 PHARMACISTS 639 208
097 DIETITIANS 1,799 1,223
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 360 151
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 383 318
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 263  
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 10,970 8,479
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 1,194 573
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 1,307 473
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 2,793 2,419
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 23  
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 295 211
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 82 27
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 2,478  
313 SECRETARIES 106 106
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 558 179
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 1,125 825
385 DATA-ENTRY KEYERS 283 31
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 4,507 3,335
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 8,494 5,456
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 1,203 1,037
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 8,793 5,523
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 32,091 7,857
469 PERSONAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 216 154
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 528  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 60  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 1,999  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 735 105
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 524  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,501 39
567 CARPENTERS 1,619 36
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 51  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 273  
637 MACHINISTS 2,606 168
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 29 18
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 2,614 2,033
679 BOOKBINDERS 1,464 656
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 234  
686 BUTCHERS AND MEAT CUTTERS 2,067  
687 BAKERS 1,866 510
688 FOOD BATCHMAKERS 409 307
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 65  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 701 112
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 985 131
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,712 3,589
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 666 104
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,490 1,490
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,499 1,764
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 156 95
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,014 5,015
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 55 29
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 22  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 7,152 976
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 2,923 658
785 ASSEMBLERS 3,821 1,910
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 8  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 56 28
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 2,231  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 40 17
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 6,513 3,730
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,585 641
TOTAL 207,013 104,994

*(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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