National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name VALINE, 3-MERCAPTO-, D-
CAS # 52-67-5
RTECS # YV9425000
Agent Code X4379

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 228 65
096 PHARMACISTS 737 435
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 326 137
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 43  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 483 222
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 291  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 117  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 106 11
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 43  
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 111  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,591 730
TOTAL 4,077 1,600

*(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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