National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name TAURINE
CAS # 107-35-7
RTECS # WX0175000
Agent Code X7233

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
095 REGISTERED NURSES 226 226
096 PHARMACISTS 116 64
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 35 35
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 1,822 272
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 77 77
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 2,817  
469 PERSONAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 601 221
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 7,885  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,265 316
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 728  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 506  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 3,210 1,487
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 639 326
TOTAL 19,927 3,025

*(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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