National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE, GEL
CAS # 21645-51-2
RTECS #
Agent Code X4445

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
084 PHYSICIANS 246  
095 REGISTERED NURSES 27,125 26,100
096 PHARMACISTS 146 23
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 205 149
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 23 23
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 3,554 3,554
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 624 235
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 5,850 3,438
TOTAL 37,773 33,522

*(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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