National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name OCTADECANAMIDE, N,N-BIS(2-HYDROXYETHYL)-
CAS # 93-82-3
RTECS #
Agent Code T0481

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
095 REGISTERED NURSES 8,053 7,828
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 406 312
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 234 234
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 546 296
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 652 303
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 30  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 91  
436 COOKS, EXCEPT SHORT ORDER 1,290 1,032
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 258 172
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 735 474
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 4,370 2,003
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 2,044 196
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 121  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 283  
637 MACHINISTS 1,399 236
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 2,688 1,398
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,455 303
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 30  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 243 91
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 752 269
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 54 54
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 810 168
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 485 152
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 4,067  
785 ASSEMBLERS 2,832 853
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,031 819
799 GRADERS AND SORTERS, EXCEPT AGRICULTURAL 644 215
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 591 322
TOTAL 36,194 17,728

*(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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