National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name FATTY ACIDS, TALLOW, SODIUM SALTS
CAS # 8052-48-0
RTECS #
Agent Code M4897

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
018 FUNERAL DIRECTORS 3,941  
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 548  
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 223 74
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 107  
095 REGISTERED NURSES 33,958 27,767
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 290 281
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 98 77
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 1,457 1,036
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 629 629
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 166  
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 121  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 48 29
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 407  
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 963 963
303 SUPERVISORS, GENERAL OFFICE 836 717
327 ORDER CLERKS 58 58
335 FILE CLERKS 331  
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 4,527 116
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 907  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 495 6
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 38 38
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 5,244 5,142
448 SUPERVISORS, CLEANING AND BUILDING SERVICE WORKERS 21 14
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 5,290 3,718
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 28,551 9,517
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 768  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 4,231  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 795  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 1,064  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 924  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 465  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 199 7
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 1,553  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 45  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 2,858  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 3,094  
557 SUPERVISORS; PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 3,250  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 286  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 185  
567 CARPENTERS 1,886 244
575 ELECTRICIANS 296  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 3,106  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 19  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 2,659  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 1,155  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 408  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 1,571  
637 MACHINISTS 8,091 678
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 249  
679 BOOKBINDERS 1,421 711
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 333  
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 386 386
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,175 61
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,271  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,049  
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,032  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 383 223
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 107  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,285 2,409
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,073 1,696
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,483 75
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 376 376
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,100 116
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 206  
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 635 58
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,995 6,921
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 738 518
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,892 4,209
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 827 79
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 208  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,479 65
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,008 217
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,050 183
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 89  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 840 311
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 58  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 5,511 544
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 4,302 1,992
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 2,284 44
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 53  
785 ASSEMBLERS 14,487 6,080
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 786 423
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 4,413 29
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 656 464
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 499  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 510  
853 EXCAVATING AND LOADING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,145  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 303 38
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 2,946 17
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 61  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 347  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 88  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 284  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 632 567
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 12,547 112
TOTAL 223,764 80,032

*(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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