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 SALICYLIC ACID, 5-SULFO-
CAS # 97-05-2
RTECS # VO6500000 
Agent Code 81215

INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS (SIC 38)
Code Occupation Description (1980) No
Control
Resp
Prot
Other
PPE

Vent
Other
Control

Exposures
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
1,465
SUBTOTAL 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
1,465
BUSINESS SERVICES (SIC 73)
Code Occupation Description (1980) No
Control
Resp
Prot
Other
PPE

Vent
Other
Control

Exposures
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
325
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
712
SUBTOTAL 31.3%
0.0%
68.6%
0.0%
0.0%
1,037
HEALTH SERVICES (SIC 80)
Code Occupation Description (1980) No
Control
Resp
Prot
Other
PPE

Vent
Other
Control

Exposures
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
250
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 88.0%
0.0%
12.0%
0.0%
0.0%
71
084 PHYSICIANS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
14
095 REGISTERED NURSES 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
15,386
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
7
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 66.3%
0.0%
24.2%
6.6%
2.9%
19,705
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
993
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 94.7%
0.0%
5.3%
0.0%
0.0%
1,327
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
3
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 3.7%
0.0%
56.8%
39.5%
0.0%
1,385
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
14
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 93.1%
0.0%
6.9%
0.0%
0.0%
3,635
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
4,397
SUBTOTAL 79.7%
0.0%
15.1%
3.9%
1.2%
47,187
TOTAL 79.3%
0.0%
15.7%
3.7%
1.1%
49,689
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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