National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name GLYCOLIC ACID, MONOSODIUM SALT
CAS # 2836-32-0
RTECS # MC5525000
Agent Code M3308

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 3  
053 CIVIL ENGINEERS 483 88
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 219 219
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 10  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 13  
565 TILE SETTERS, HARD AND SOFT 4,131  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 252  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 7,885  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 281  
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 342  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,134 111
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,747 5,673
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 35  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 128  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 258 6
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 407 219
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 503  
TOTAL 21,831 6,316

*(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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