National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS, DICOCO ALKYLDIMETHYL, CHLORIDES
CAS # 61789-77-3
RTECS #
Agent Code X9518

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 6  
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 36 12
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 977 154
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 6  
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 888 509
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 448  
496 TIMBER CUTTING AND LOGGING OCCUPATIONS 397 227
544 MILLWRIGHTS 45  
567 CARPENTERS 397 227
647 PRECIOUS STONES AND METALS WORKERS (JEWELERS) 765  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 49 4
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 9  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 130  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 452 49
TOTAL 4,605 1,182

*(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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