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 ACETAMIDE
CAS # 60-35-5
RTECS # AB4025000 
Agent Code 81686

APPAREL AND OTHER TEXTILE PRODUCTS (SIC 23)
Code Occupation Description (1980) No
Control
Resp
Prot
Other
PPE

Vent
Other
Control

Exposures
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
465
SUBTOTAL 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
465
BUSINESS SERVICES (SIC 73)
Code Occupation Description (1980) No
Control
Resp
Prot
Other
PPE

Vent
Other
Control

Exposures
075 GEOLOGISTS AND GEODESISTS 0.0%
0.0%
50.0%
50.0%
0.0%
56
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
1,186
SUBTOTAL 95.4%
0.0%
2.2%
2.2%
0.0%
1,242
HEALTH SERVICES (SIC 80)
Code Occupation Description (1980) No
Control
Resp
Prot
Other
PPE

Vent
Other
Control

Exposures
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
221
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
174
SUBTOTAL 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
395
TOTAL 97.3%
0.0%
1.3%
1.3%
0.0%
2,102
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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