National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BORIC ACID(HBO2), POTASSIUM SALT
CAS # 13709-94-9
RTECS #
Agent Code M4491

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 1,007  
195 EDITORS AND REPORTERS 102  
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 1,422 1,052
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 233  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 770 36
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 91  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 793  
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 686 28
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 3,401 106
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 329  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 326  
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 14  
785 ASSEMBLERS 524  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 679  
TOTAL 10,379 1,222

*(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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