National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name PHENOL, SODIUM SALT
CAS # 139-02-6
RTECS # SM8780000
Agent Code M2709

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 217 176
096 PHARMACISTS 82 14
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 1,244 909
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 330 240
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 62  
567 CARPENTERS 4,293  
573 DRYWALL INSTALLERS 326  
644 PRECISION GRINDERS, FITTERS, AND TOOL SHARPENERS 5  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 106  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 381  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 106  
TOTAL 7,152 1,339

*(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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