National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS-BLOOD, HUMAN
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code X5229

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
018 FUNERAL DIRECTORS 976  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 356 154
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,340 872
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 14  
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 419 279
TOTAL 3,105 1,305

*(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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