National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name GLUCONIC ACID, COMPD. WITH 1,1'-HEXAMETHYLENEBIS(5-(P-CHLOROPHENYL)BIGUANIDE) (2:1), D-
CAS # 18472-51-0
RTECS #
Agent Code X3093

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
015 MANAGERS, MEDICINE AND HEALTH 76 76
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 403 403
033 PURCHASING AGENTS AND BUYERS, N.E.C. 193 193
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 60  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 264 216
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 774 670
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 1,121 888
084 PHYSICIANS 10,721 7,897
086 VETERINARIANS 4,997 294
095 REGISTERED NURSES 470,748 422,417
096 PHARMACISTS 4,726 2,523
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 5,044 3,338
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 60 52
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 6,978 5,368
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 13,968 10,789
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 11,645 8,088
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 30,920 29,767
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 10,763 8,499
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 2,028 1,362
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 675 583
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 293 258
303 SUPERVISORS, GENERAL OFFICE 836 717
356 MAIL CLERKS, EXC. POSTAL SERVICE 1,561 1,561
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 3,718 2,930
445 DENTAL ASSISTANTS 402 402
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 5,594 4,474
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 43,862 39,412
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 3,966 3,074
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 3,193 2,066
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 3,232 3,003
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 59  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 21  
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 24 24
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 106 106
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 299 259
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 74 74
TOTAL 643,404 561,783

*(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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