National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS, C12-18-ALKYL(ETHYLPHENYL)METHYL)DIMETHYL, CHLORIDES
CAS # 68956-79-6
RTECS #
Agent Code X2020

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
018 FUNERAL DIRECTORS 3,057 555
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 149 75
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 75 56
084 PHYSICIANS 2,587 1,511
095 REGISTERED NURSES 21,944 21,275
096 PHARMACISTS 370 232
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 39 39
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 824 721
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 2,252 2,074
204 DENTAL HYGIENISTS 85 49
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 904 804
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 1,795 1,795
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 848 623
259 SALES REPRESENTATIVES, MINING, MANUFACTURING, AND WHOLESALE 2,091  
303 SUPERVISORS, GENERAL OFFICE 836 717
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,843  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 1,267 1,050
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 2,621 2,215
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 2,030 1,661
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 567 318
448 SUPERVISORS, CLEANING AND BUILDING SERVICE WORKERS 306 51
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 36,680 25,319
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 28,374 12,070
469 PERSONAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 244  
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 473 86
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 4,067  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 3,546  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 815  
525 DATA PROCESSING EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 114  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 3,380  
567 CARPENTERS 89  
575 ELECTRICIANS 84 7
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 297 119
637 MACHINISTS 47  
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 29 18
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 424 245
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 329 21
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 169 11
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 903 754
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,052 67
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 129  
785 ASSEMBLERS 180 180
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 526 33
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 3,921  
809 TAXI CAB DRIVERS AND CHAUFFEURS 358 36
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 283  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 2,293  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 22 5
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 3,413  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 509  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,512 671
TOTAL 140,751 75,464

*(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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