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 HALOTHANE
CAS # 151-67-7
RTECS # KH6550000 
Agent Code 82943

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

Vent
Other
Control

Exposures
086 VETERINARIANS 53.0%
0.0%
0.0%
18.4%
28.6%
6,231
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
50.0%
50.0%
1,532
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
1,017
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
1,576
SUBTOTAL 41.7%
0.0%
0.0%
18.4%
39.8%
10,356
INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS (SIC 38)
Code Occupation Description (1980) No
Control
Resp
Prot
Other
PPE

Vent
Other
Control

Exposures
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
480
SUBTOTAL 0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
480
HEALTH SERVICES (SIC 80)
Code Occupation Description (1980) No
Control
Resp
Prot
Other
PPE

Vent
Other
Control

Exposures
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 0.0%
0.0%
75.0%
0.0%
25.0%
1,839
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
5
084 PHYSICIANS 23.0%
0.0%
17.9%
49.2%
10.0%
11,564
095 REGISTERED NURSES 25.0%
0.3%
14.3%
41.0%
19.3%
71,767
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 19.2%
0.0%
37.8%
5.7%
37.3%
1,225
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
131
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 10.7%
5.5%
37.2%
26.7%
19.9%
2,818
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 24.9%
0.0%
23.1%
45.4%
6.6%
9,473
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
110
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 8.8%
0.0%
13.2%
68.0%
10.0%
12,763
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
6
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
187
SUBTOTAL 22.3%
0.3%
17.0%
43.7%
16.4%
111,888
TOTAL 23.9%
0.3%
15.5%
41.8%
18.3%
122,724
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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