National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name NAPHTHALENESULFONIC ACID, 6-HYDROXY-5-((6-METHOXY-4-SULFO-M-TOLYL)AZO)-, DISODIUM SALT, 2-
CAS # 25956-17-6
RTECS #
Agent Code X3955

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
036 INSPECTORS AND COMPLIANCE OFFICERS, EXC. CONSTRUCTION 32 32
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 88 73
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 80 71
095 REGISTERED NURSES 12,789 12,395
096 PHARMACISTS 8,484 5,052
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 232 125
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 1,793 1,752
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 260 140
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 3,782 1,191
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,185 474
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 335  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 69  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 100  
436 COOKS, EXCEPT SHORT ORDER 322 74
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 1,491 1,200
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 3,322 1,911
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 2,608 2,608
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 1,762  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 10,420 3,123
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 5,180 2,847
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 41  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 133  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,185  
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 29 18
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 35 21
687 BAKERS 2,389 223
688 FOOD BATCHMAKERS 8,276 5,299
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 127  
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 426 105
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 173 58
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,057 1,373
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,665 84
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 52  
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 485  
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,262 1,550
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,974 942
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 2,485 2,100
785 ASSEMBLERS 5,550 5,534
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 33 5
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 43  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 548 46
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 362  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 146 146
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 3,791  
TOTAL 88,598 50,571

*(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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