National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ACRYLAMIDE, POLYMERS
CAS # 9003-05-8
RTECS #
Agent Code X6599

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 8  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 607 482
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 466 362
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 45 23
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 453 453
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 120 120
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 73  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 284 71
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 13,047 1,697
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 241  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 195  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 338  
575 ELECTRICIANS 38  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 95  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 13,996  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 485  
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 1,929  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 13  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 5  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 106  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 262  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 887 496
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 930  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 741  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 641 120
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 168  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 135  
785 ASSEMBLERS 52  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 26  
TOTAL 36,387 3,824

*(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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