National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ANIMAL METABOLIC WASTE, GUINEA PIG
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code X6759

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 523 149
084 PHYSICIANS 7  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 448 75
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 338 188
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 3,210 896
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 7  
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 558  
TOTAL 5,090 1,308

*(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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