National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name C.I. FLUORESCENT BRIGHTENING AGENT 28
CAS # 4404-43-7
RTECS #
Agent Code T0954

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
185 DESIGNERS 575 246
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 207  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 40  
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 317 88
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 836 167
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 47  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 439  
TOTAL 2,461 502

*(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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