National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name C.I. FOOD YELLOW 3, DISODIUM SALT
CAS # 2783-94-0
RTECS # QK2450000
Agent Code M2135

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 2,561 1,556
036 INSPECTORS AND COMPLIANCE OFFICERS, EXC. CONSTRUCTION 32 32
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 155 78
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 228 65
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 88 73
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 46 46
084 PHYSICIANS 492 400
095 REGISTERED NURSES 22,475 15,452
096 PHARMACISTS 4,938 2,991
097 DIETITIANS 1,799 1,223
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 487 230
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 383 318
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 130  
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 892 627
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 1,288 641
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 1,098 1,051
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,366 1,138
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 730 319
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,511 611
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 160 13
313 SECRETARIES 106 106
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 223 179
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 2,194 1,835
435 WAITERS AND WAITRESSES 1,438 1,233
436 COOKS, EXCEPT SHORT ORDER 116 74
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 5,543 4,060
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 7,815 4,581
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 815 666
448 SUPERVISORS, CLEANING AND BUILDING SERVICE WORKERS 614 368
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 10,148 5,187
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 53,855 21,439
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 29,089 20,974
469 PERSONAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 216 154
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 528  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 65  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 41  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,121  
567 CARPENTERS 1,112  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,236  
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 29 18
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 2,614 2,033
686 BUTCHERS AND MEAT CUTTERS 2,067  
687 BAKERS 7,350 1,159
688 FOOD BATCHMAKERS 1,031 124
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 65  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 127  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 246 112
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 15  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 495 222
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,319 880
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 452 140
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,955 1,038
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 2,485 2,100
785 ASSEMBLERS 5,473 5,473
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 141 113
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 111  
808 BUS DRIVERS 1,875 268
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 548 46
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 213  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 23  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 2,739 1,506
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 5,328 616
TOTAL 195,835 103,566

*(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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