National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BENZENESULFONIC ACID, OXYBIS(DODECYL-, DISODIUM SALT
CAS # 25167-32-2
RTECS #
Agent Code X9380

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 69  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 3 3
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 1,125 187
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 4,474 2,838
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 346  
637 MACHINISTS 125 15
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 11  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 242 201
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 47  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,827 439
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 196 81
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 852 128
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 346  
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,919  
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 200 20
TOTAL 15,782 3,913

*(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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