National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS, ALKYLBENZYLDIMETHYL, CHLORIDES
CAS # 8001-54-5
RTECS # BO3150000
Agent Code T1554

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
015 MANAGERS, MEDICINE AND HEALTH 9  
018 FUNERAL DIRECTORS 7,974 555
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 460 430
033 PURCHASING AGENTS AND BUYERS, N.E.C. 193 193
036 INSPECTORS AND COMPLIANCE OFFICERS, EXC. CONSTRUCTION 32 32
053 CIVIL ENGINEERS 497 88
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 277 75
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 83 56
084 PHYSICIANS 6,580 3,466
085 DENTISTS 1,598 523
086 VETERINARIANS 1,149  
095 REGISTERED NURSES 150,032 130,364
096 PHARMACISTS 2,232 1,140
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 2,276 1,165
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 4,941 3,873
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 253 101
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 5,437 4,619
204 DENTAL HYGIENISTS 85 49
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 5,382 4,180
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 16,203 14,380
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 3,737 2,972
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,168 1,085
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 2,468 1,452
259 SALES REPRESENTATIVES, MINING, MANUFACTURING, AND WHOLESALE 2,091  
303 SUPERVISORS, GENERAL OFFICE 930 786
356 MAIL CLERKS, EXC. POSTAL SERVICE 1,561 1,561
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 2,324 50
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 2,898 2,150
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 480 393
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 1,119 1,041
436 COOKS, EXCEPT SHORT ORDER 73 38
439 KITCHEN WORKERS, FOOD PREPARATION 129 113
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 5,606 4,080
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 4,493 3,302
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 19,594 16,233
448 SUPERVISORS, CLEANING AND BUILDING SERVICE WORKERS 327 65
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 62,793 44,824
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 79,776 28,830
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 32,100 23,384
469 PERSONAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 426 98
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 2,384 1,253
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 4,067  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 3,546  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 829  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 39  
525 DATA PROCESSING EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 114  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 6  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 528  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 3,558  
567 CARPENTERS 89  
575 ELECTRICIANS 84 7
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 429 119
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 2,024 408
637 MACHINISTS 1,228  
643 BOILERMAKERS 35  
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 29 18
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 78  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 196  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 8  
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,888 2,039
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 953 351
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,074 645
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 169 11
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 669 27
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,452 2,192
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 5,308 2,407
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 129  
785 ASSEMBLERS 275 180
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 526 33
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 4,134 80
809 TAXI CAB DRIVERS AND CHAUFFEURS 358 36
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 82  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 283  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 2,293  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 22 5
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 391  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 3,413  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 3,936 507
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 146 146
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 7,204 1,621
TOTAL 486,761 309,834

*(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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