National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BENZENESULFONIC ACID, 5-BENZOYL-4-HYDROXY-2-METHOXY-
CAS # 4065-45-6
RTECS #
Agent Code X3211

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 155 78
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 556  
095 REGISTERED NURSES 7,316 917
097 DIETITIANS 1,799 1,223
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 126 14
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 383 318
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 356  
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 552 360
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 1,194 573
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,366 1,138
313 SECRETARIES 106 106
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 223 179
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 875 608
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 4,507 3,335
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 6,772 4,101
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 7,855 4,721
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 31,538 7,706
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 13,039 9,746
469 PERSONAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 216 154
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 528  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 65  
567 CARPENTERS 1,112  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 51  
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 29 18
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 2,614 2,033
686 BUTCHERS AND MEAT CUTTERS 2,067  
687 BAKERS 1,866 510
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 65  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 246 112
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 608  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,426 843
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 56 28
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 684  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 23  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 920  
TOTAL 91,292 38,820

*(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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