National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BLEOMYCIN
CAS # 11056-06-7
RTECS # EC5988000
Agent Code X4340

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 346 340
084 PHYSICIANS 60 14
095 REGISTERED NURSES 2,849 2,772
096 PHARMACISTS 3,260 1,500
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 69 46
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 162 115
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 646 259
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 748 510
TOTAL 8,140 5,555

*(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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