National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name C.I. ACID YELLOW 23, TRISODIUM SALT
CAS # 1934-21-0
RTECS # UQ6400000
Agent Code M2148

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
018 FUNERAL DIRECTORS 630 70
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 1,317  
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 155 78
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 268 75
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 121 102
084 PHYSICIANS 1,291 495
086 VETERINARIANS 630  
095 REGISTERED NURSES 59,450 43,562
096 PHARMACISTS 1,340 643
097 DIETITIANS 1,799 1,223
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 4,691 2,697
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 259 252
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 4,211 3,206
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 317 296
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 327 53
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 5,302 3,784
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 3,147 1,966
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 2,064 1,352
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 2,625 2,054
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 68  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 353 212
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 3,782 1,191
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 223 56
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,185 474
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 6,716 308
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 1,315 1,315
313 SECRETARIES 106 106
319 RECEPTIONISTS 413 413
335 FILE CLERKS 192  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 223 179
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 1,877 1,384
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 108  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 393 393
435 WAITERS AND WAITRESSES 1,438 1,233
436 COOKS, EXCEPT SHORT ORDER 1,568 1,187
439 KITCHEN WORKERS, FOOD PREPARATION 477 276
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 6,120 4,658
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 8,322 5,145
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 6,094 5,728
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 12,883 7,004
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 42,904 11,103
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 17,779 11,730
469 PERSONAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 216 154
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 1,576 946
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 528  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 185  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 1,832  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 560  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,168  
567 CARPENTERS 1,174  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 30  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,609  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 161 49
637 MACHINISTS 3,104  
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 29 18
666 DRESSMAKERS 358  
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 2,614 2,033
686 BUTCHERS AND MEAT CUTTERS 2,067  
687 BAKERS 7,391 1,200
688 FOOD BATCHMAKERS 1,133 192
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 65  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 690 690
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 424  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 849 424
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 212 106
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 212  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 246 112
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 94  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 524  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,915 28
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 58 45
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 2,607  
738 WINDING AND TWISTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,963 3,072
739 KNITTING, LOOPING, TAPING, AND WEAVING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,325 1,702
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 62  
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 657 657
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 344 329
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 6,302 2,474
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,042 1,353
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 101 68
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,705 2,850
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,809 68
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 686 18
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,117 1,117
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 657 657
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 4,111 2,017
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 6,767 2,477
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 637 424
785 ASSEMBLERS 21,000 12,139
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 295  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 6,054 1,401
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 111 68
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 62  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,338 395
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 526 409
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 934 249
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 501 229
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,010 406
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 6,929 1,046
TOTAL 318,163 157,622

*(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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