National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name COCONUT OIL SOAP
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code M2606

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
084 PHYSICIANS 403 77
095 REGISTERED NURSES 29,145 28,641
096 PHARMACISTS 142 31
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 163 98
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 1,092 817
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 1,072 822
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 1,075 771
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 4,841 4,821
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 2,842 2,302
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 68 46
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 506 266
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 75  
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 1,779 1,738
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 2,176 2,101
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 319 56
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 37  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 283  
637 MACHINISTS 638 236
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 35 21
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 112  
785 ASSEMBLERS 2,380 1,678
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 187 75
TOTAL 49,372 44,597

*(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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