National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name CARBONIC ACID, SODIUM SALT, MONOHYDRATE
CAS # 5968-11-6
RTECS #
Agent Code X5094

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 19 6
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 6 6
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 22 14
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 21 21
084 PHYSICIANS 268 68
095 REGISTERED NURSES 1,205 1,119
185 DESIGNERS 432 25
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 50 14
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 1,822 16
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 752 686
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 154 154
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 293 213
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 1,788  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 287 62
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 32 16
426 GUARDS AND POLICE, EXC. PUBLIC SERVICE 140  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 433  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,365  
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 50 7
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 310 207
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 71 35
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 281  
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 2,550 814
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 266 133
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 100  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,574 69
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 298 31
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 6  
785 ASSEMBLERS 174  
TOTAL 14,770 3,716

*(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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