National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BENZYL ALCOHOL, AR-METHOXY-, ACETATE
CAS # 1331-83-5
RTECS #
Agent Code X9572

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
018 FUNERAL DIRECTORS 630 70
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 406 312
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 234 234
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 546 296
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 546 250
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 458 332
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 735 474
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 3,056 2,270
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 582 45
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 96  
567 CARPENTERS 9  
667 TAILORS 24  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,260 4,260
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 215 191
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 827 276
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 600 30
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 72 72
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 335 335
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 138  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 48 24
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 138  
TOTAL 13,954 9,471

*(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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