National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name PYROSULFUROUS ACID, DISODIUM SALT
CAS # 7681-57-4
RTECS # UX8225000
Agent Code X4004

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 898  
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 19 6
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 697 299
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 400 285
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 285 177
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 175 108
084 PHYSICIANS 258 240
086 VETERINARIANS 562  
095 REGISTERED NURSES 6,236 5,939
096 PHARMACISTS 1,298 690
097 DIETITIANS 415 415
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 823 415
185 DESIGNERS 575 246
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 607 400
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 4,205 500
195 EDITORS AND REPORTERS 102  
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 5,926 4,735
204 DENTAL HYGIENISTS 85 49
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 2,350 1,479
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,142 681
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 461  
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 58  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,204 120
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 311 176
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 2,210 499
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 38  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 131 86
308 COMPUTER OPERATORS 2,260 282
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 506 506
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 478  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 3,546  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 119  
426 GUARDS AND POLICE, EXC. PUBLIC SERVICE 140  
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 1,711 1,012
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 5,578 398
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 684 403
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 776 22
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 90  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 297 119
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,165  
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 112  
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 161  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 65  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 2,615  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 455  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 72  
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,164  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 402 35
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 1,619 139
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 3,489 2,552
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 873 300
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 150  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,281  
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 211 33
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 118  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 75  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 11,393 2,703
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,190 86
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 3,546  
785 ASSEMBLERS 174  
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 526 33
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 169  
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 71 31
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 122  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 23  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 1,206  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 240 21
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 2,887 2,475
TOTAL 88,236 28,696

*(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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