National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name FATTY ACIDS, LINSEED-OIL
CAS # 68424-45-3
RTECS #
Agent Code M3225

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 26  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 22 4
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 106  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 3,816 254
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 914  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,876 18
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 13  
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,283 837
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 66  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 303 72
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 79  
TOTAL 15,506 1,186

*(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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