National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name 2-PROPANESULFONIC ACID, 2-HYDROXY-, MONOSODIUM SALT
CAS # 540-92-1
RTECS #
Agent Code X1521

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
084 PHYSICIANS 422 135
085 DENTISTS 1,598 523
095 REGISTERED NURSES 10,308 9,653
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 775 551
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 426 202
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 349 337
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,026 789
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 72 18
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 561 548
TOTAL 15,536 12,757

*(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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