National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ANIMAL BLOOD, WHOLE-CAT
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code X8254

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 403 403
086 VETERINARIANS 6,146 294
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 766 766
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 965 684
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 1,897 1,265
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,169 786
479 FARM WORKERS 766 383
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 1,957 1,395
TOTAL 14,068 5,975

*(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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