National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name CARBOPOL
CAS # 9007-20-9
RTECS #
Agent Code X5513

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 228 65
084 PHYSICIANS 9  
095 REGISTERED NURSES 9 9
096 PHARMACISTS 132 89
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 35 35
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 201  
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 326 137
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 6,153 5,480
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 433 214
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 483 222
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 842  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 117  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 52  
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 111  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 101  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,591 730
TOTAL 10,824 6,981

*(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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