National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name C.I. FLUORESCENT BRIGHTENER 185
CAS # 12224-41-8
RTECS #
Agent Code T0173

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
185 DESIGNERS 277 208
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 208 138
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 261  
667 TAILORS 2,043 1,043
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 69  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 11,746 11,746
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,399 5,325
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 69 69
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 330 115
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 69 69
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 69 69
TOTAL 20,540 18,782

*(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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