National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name SULFUROUS ACID, DISODIUM SALT
CAS # 7757-83-7
RTECS # WE2150000
Agent Code X5886

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
015 MANAGERS, MEDICINE AND HEALTH 9  
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 2,614 7
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 19 6
044 AEROSPACE ENGINEERS 22  
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 13 2
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 188  
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 96  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 385 83
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 759 336
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 582 443
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 324 211
084 PHYSICIANS 1,009 339
086 VETERINARIANS 562  
095 REGISTERED NURSES 21,431 20,660
096 PHARMACISTS 246 136
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 780 474
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 2,643 2,166
184 TECHNICAL WRITERS 172 103
185 DESIGNERS 2,094 1,018
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 4,315 2,069
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 8,676 1,459
194 ARTISTS, PERFORMERS, AND RELATED WORKERS, N.E.C. 97  
195 EDITORS AND REPORTERS 102  
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 6,537 5,302
205 HEALTH RECORD TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 21 21
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 8,896 5,613
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 2,265 2,265
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 2,047 1,473
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 3,805 46
214 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 49  
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 58  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 3,738 575
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 563 58
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 290 290
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 2,348 424
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 38  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,188 404
303 SUPERVISORS, GENERAL OFFICE 836 717
308 COMPUTER OPERATORS 194  
323 INFORMATION CLERKS, N.E.C. 14  
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 827 584
347 OFFICE MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 30 19
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 506 506
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,420 434
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 2,916 1,418
374 MATERIAL RECORDING, SCHEDULING, AND DISTRIBUTING CLERKS, N.E.C. 491  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 2,025 930
417 FIREFIGHTING OCCUPATIONS 50  
426 GUARDS AND POLICE, EXC. PUBLIC SERVICE 140  
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 529 312
445 DENTAL ASSISTANTS 58 27
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 609 410
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 9,041 8,465
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 12,961 7,537
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 30,315 3,203
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 8,253 4,211
459 ATTENDANTS, AMUSEMENT AND RECREATION FACILITIES 187  
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 1,701 403
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 321  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 276  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 90  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 6  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 3  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 1,897 54
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 3,009 28
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 5,295  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 297 119
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 4,424  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 3,557 54
637 MACHINISTS 352  
643 BOILERMAKERS 176  
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 480  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 2,844 107
667 TAILORS 225 112
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 310 207
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 72  
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 990  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 1,492 14
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 2,811  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 1,778  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 259  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 442  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,072 1,416
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,482 198
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 17  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 84  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 7,619 301
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 3,839 322
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 28,544 9,319
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 787  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,925 3,548
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,009 3,841
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 13,494 8,984
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 759 339
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,414  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 461  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,361  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 426 77
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 909 636
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,846  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 6,859 27
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 17,536 5,621
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 5,262 918
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 12,267 6,322
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 1,815  
785 ASSEMBLERS 174  
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 166 166
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 526 33
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 2,014 1,527
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 498 108
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 538  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 39  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 22 5
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 346  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 1,546  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 3,518 2,475
TOTAL 309,663 122,038

*(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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