National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name GLYCINE, N-(2-(BIS(CARBOXYMETHYL)AMINO)ETHYL)-N-(2-HYDROXYETHYL)-, TRISODIUM SALT
CAS # 139-89-9
RTECS #
Agent Code X9412

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 2,561 1,556
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 155 78
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 94  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 367  
084 PHYSICIANS 52  
095 REGISTERED NURSES 7,316 917
097 DIETITIANS 1,799 1,223
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 126 14
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 383 318
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 260 94
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 552 360
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 3,288 2,125
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,369 1,138
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 711  
313 SECRETARIES 399 399
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 223 179
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 875 608
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 1,706 873
439 KITCHEN WORKERS, FOOD PREPARATION 331 154
443 WAITERS'/WAITRESSES' ASSISTANTS 89 89
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 4,902 3,690
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 6,772 4,101
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 92 46
448 SUPERVISORS, CLEANING AND BUILDING SERVICE WORKERS 614 368
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 10,246 6,049
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 46,506 19,577
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 21,870 17,049
469 PERSONAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 216 154
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 1,261  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 136  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 65  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 28 6
538 OFFICE MACHINE REPAIRERS 2,169  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 3,180  
567 CARPENTERS 1,112  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 72  
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 29 18
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 2,614 2,033
686 BUTCHERS AND MEAT CUTTERS 2,067  
687 BAKERS 1,866 510
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 65  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 246 112
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 31  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,113 34
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 263  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,747 5,673
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,587 560
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 235  
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 204 57
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 252 62
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 408 37
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 2,130 835
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 439 132
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 715  
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 146  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 56 28
808 BUS DRIVERS 1,875 268
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 2,231  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 23  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,630 641
TOTAL 148,871 72,162

*(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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