National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name CHROMIUM CHLORIDE
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code X4490

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
036 INSPECTORS AND COMPLIANCE OFFICERS, EXC. CONSTRUCTION 32 32
096 PHARMACISTS 116 64
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 1,358 956
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 44  
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 77 77
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 6  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 133  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 127  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 336  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 112  
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 131  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 168  
TOTAL 2,639 1,129

*(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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