National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name DISODIUM OCTABORATE TETRAHYDRATE
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code M3122

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
277 STREET AND DOOR-TO-DOOR SALES WORKERS 1,744 734
356 MAIL CLERKS, EXC. POSTAL SERVICE 826 459
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 130 130
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,129  
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 1,285 367
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,411 941
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 825 825
TOTAL 7,351 3,456

*(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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