National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BENZENESULFONIC ACID, 2,5-DIHYDROXY-, MONOPOTASSIUM SALT
CAS # 21799-87-1
RTECS #
Agent Code M2463

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 428  
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 162  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 697 299
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 16  
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 43 14
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 22  
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 41 31
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 129  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 164 62
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 154 58
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 478  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 1,706 873
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 444  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 11  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 4,348 904
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 335  
TOTAL 9,180 2,241

*(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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