National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name POTASSIUM IODIDE (K(I3))
CAS # 12298-68-9
RTECS #
Agent Code X3144

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 114 31
084 PHYSICIANS 76 76
086 VETERINARIANS 948  
095 REGISTERED NURSES 1,941 1,084
096 PHARMACISTS 63 9
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 306 260
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 106 53
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 713 214
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 1,897 1,265
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 197 59
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 68 68
TOTAL 6,430 3,118

*(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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