National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

Estimated Percentages of Controlled and Uncontrolled Potential Exposures to Specific Agents by Occupation within 2-Digit Standard Industrial Classification (SIC)*

Agent Name GLUCONOLACTONE
CAS # 90-80-2
RTECS #  
Agent Code 80419

AGRICULTURAL SERVICES (SIC 07)
Code Occupation Description (1980) No
Control
Resp
Prot
Other
PPE

Vent
Other
Control

Exposures
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
806
086 VETERINARIANS 71.0%
0.0%
29.0%
0.0%
0.0%
7,012
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
806
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
1,897
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
316
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
806
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 39.9%
0.0%
60.1%
0.0%
0.0%
4,038
SUBTOTAL 71.5%
0.0%
28.4%
0.0%
0.0%
15,681
FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS (SIC 20)
Code Occupation Description (1980) No
Control
Resp
Prot
Other
PPE

Vent
Other
Control

Exposures
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2,305
SUBTOTAL 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2,305
PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS (SIC 26)
Code Occupation Description (1980) No
Control
Resp
Prot
Other
PPE

Vent
Other
Control

Exposures
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
99
SUBTOTAL 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
99
PRINTING AND PUBLISHING (SIC 27)
Code Occupation Description (1980) No
Control
Resp
Prot
Other
PPE

Vent
Other
Control

Exposures
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 66.8%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
33.2%
362
195 EDITORS AND REPORTERS 0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
102
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
228
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
319
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 37.6%
0.0%
0.0%
62.4%
0.0%
889
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
3,375
SUBTOTAL 80.9%
0.0%
0.0%
16.7%
2.2%
5,275
PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES (SIC 33)
Code Occupation Description (1980) No
Control
Resp
Prot
Other
PPE

Vent
Other
Control

Exposures
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
333
SUBTOTAL 0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
333
ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT (SIC 36)
Code Occupation Description (1980) No
Control
Resp
Prot
Other
PPE

Vent
Other
Control

Exposures
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
6
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
12
SUBTOTAL 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
18
TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT (SIC 37)
Code Occupation Description (1980) No
Control
Resp
Prot
Other
PPE

Vent
Other
Control

Exposures
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
20
SUBTOTAL 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
20
COMMUNICATION (SIC 48)
Code Occupation Description (1980) No
Control
Resp
Prot
Other
PPE

Vent
Other
Control

Exposures
095 REGISTERED NURSES 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
17
SUBTOTAL 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
17
HEALTH SERVICES (SIC 80)
Code Occupation Description (1980) No
Control
Resp
Prot
Other
PPE

Vent
Other
Control

Exposures
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 33.1%
0.0%
66.9%
0.0%
0.0%
373
084 PHYSICIANS 18.9%
0.0%
81.1%
0.0%
0.0%
2,811
095 REGISTERED NURSES 87.5%
0.0%
12.5%
0.0%
0.0%
134,826
096 PHARMACISTS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
417
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
750
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
502
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 47.5%
0.0%
13.2%
30.4%
8.9%
4,189
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 98.3%
0.0%
1.7%
0.0%
0.0%
6,919
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
8,540
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 63.6%
0.0%
36.4%
0.0%
0.0%
1,230
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 71.1%
0.0%
28.9%
0.0%
0.0%
560
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
5,896
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
460
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
107
SUBTOTAL 86.6%
0.0%
12.3%
0.8%
0.2%
167,580
TOTAL 85.2%
0.0%
13.3%
1.1%
0.2%
191,328
RELATED PAGES: Estimates by SIC, Estimates by Occupation, Estimates by Occupation within SIC
ABBREVIATIONS:
Resp Prot = Respiratory Protection
Other PPE = Personal Protective Equipment Other Than Respiratory Protection
Vent = Ventilation

*(1) The estimates for each occupation apply only to the 3- and 4-digit SICs surveyed within the 2-digit SIC where the agent was observed. Not all SICs were surveyed, and not all agents were observed in all surveyed SICs. (2) When using the estimated numbers of exposures, 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. (4) For a given occupation, the estimated number of potential exposures is not necessarily equal to the estimated total number of potentially exposed workers. For example, a worker may be exposed to the same agent from multiple sources; thus, it is not the worker that is controlled but the exposure. (5) The presence or absence of controls does not imply that controls are necessary or required. The estimates and the controls are strictly based on observations associated with potential exposures.

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