National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name TOLUENE SULFONIC ACID SODIUM SALT
CAS # 12068-03-0
RTECS #
Agent Code X3039

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 20 20
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 29  
243 SUPERVISORS AND PROPRIETORS, SALES OCCUPATIONS 339  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 129  
436 COOKS, EXCEPT SHORT ORDER 20 20
443 WAITERS'/WAITRESSES' ASSISTANTS 956 134
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 4,753 4,163
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 371 371
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 17 9
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 2,584 1,947
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 3,190 1,290
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 2,982 2,650
544 MILLWRIGHTS 135  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 124  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 1,490  
686 BUTCHERS AND MEAT CUTTERS 2,067  
687 BAKERS 120  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 175  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 124  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 72  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 162  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 135 54
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 144 34
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 478 21
TOTAL 20,616 10,714

*(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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