National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name HEPARIN, SODIUM SALT
CAS # 9041-08-1
RTECS #
Agent Code X4183

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
084 PHYSICIANS 147 26
095 REGISTERED NURSES 10,987 10,668
096 PHARMACISTS 2,691 1,190
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 941 591
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 134 115
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 1,456 905
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 1,817 1,419
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 441 421
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 350 33
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 120 120
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 951 394
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 172 172
TOTAL 20,207 16,054

*(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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