National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name FATTY ACIDS, COCO, POLYMERS WITH ADIPIC ACID AND 1,3-BUTANEDIOL
CAS # 68551-86-0
RTECS #
Agent Code X9549

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 300  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 15  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 975 254
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 1,040  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 96  
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 59  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,235 16
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,783 671
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 96  
TOTAL 6,599 941

*(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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