National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE PHOSPHATE (NA4(CLO)(PO4))
CAS # 56802-99-4
RTECS # TC9550000
Agent Code X3559

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
018 FUNERAL DIRECTORS 3,806  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 21 14
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 9  
095 REGISTERED NURSES 15,954 14,904
096 PHARMACISTS 363 237
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 458 319
198 ANNOUNCERS 1,806 258
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 4,452 3,419
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 540 22
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 442 430
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 153  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,977 1,412
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 795 436
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,305 136
243 SUPERVISORS AND PROPRIETORS, SALES OCCUPATIONS 342  
313 SECRETARIES 360 360
335 FILE CLERKS 192  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 722  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 926 616
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 431  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 3,416 1,689
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 164  
435 WAITERS AND WAITRESSES 297 297
436 COOKS, EXCEPT SHORT ORDER 675 354
443 WAITERS'/WAITRESSES' ASSISTANTS 1,239 899
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 2,260 1,494
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 1,521 1,035
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 1,199 1,081
448 SUPERVISORS, CLEANING AND BUILDING SERVICE WORKERS 28  
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 16,008 11,816
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 64,107 31,383
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 2,646 1,664
469 PERSONAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 126  
486 GROUNDSKEEPERS AND GARDENERS, EXCEPT FARM 29  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 2,500 1,009
544 MILLWRIGHTS 181  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 831  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,114  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 2,227 380
679 BOOKBINDERS 462 231
687 BAKERS 1,744 162
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 66  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 756 41
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 17 3
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 572 343
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 7,972 391
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 102  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 319  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,097 98
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 2,175 1,297
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 870 99
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 2,027 697
785 ASSEMBLERS 2,453 377
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 210  
806 DRIVER-SALES WORKERS 335  
809 TAXI CAB DRIVERS AND CHAUFFEURS 541  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 4,562 701
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 170  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 15,971 971
TOTAL 179,043 81,077

*(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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