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 PALM OIL
CAS # 8002-75-3
RTECS #  
Agent Code 83830

FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS (SIC 20)
Code Occupation Description (1980) No
Control
Resp
Prot
Other
PPE

Vent
Other
Control

Exposures
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
773
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 70.4%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
29.6%
883
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
1,192
SUBTOTAL 90.8%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
9.1%
2,848
FURNITURE AND FIXTURES (SIC 25)
Code Occupation Description (1980) No
Control
Resp
Prot
Other
PPE

Vent
Other
Control

Exposures
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
177
SUBTOTAL 0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
177
CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS (SIC 28)
Code Occupation Description (1980) No
Control
Resp
Prot
Other
PPE

Vent
Other
Control

Exposures
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
298
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
425
SUBTOTAL 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
723
FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS (SIC 34)
Code Occupation Description (1980) No
Control
Resp
Prot
Other
PPE

Vent
Other
Control

Exposures
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
430
SUBTOTAL 0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
430
INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS (SIC 38)
Code Occupation Description (1980) No
Control
Resp
Prot
Other
PPE

Vent
Other
Control

Exposures
785 ASSEMBLERS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
1,541
SUBTOTAL 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
1,541
BUSINESS SERVICES (SIC 73)
Code Occupation Description (1980) No
Control
Resp
Prot
Other
PPE

Vent
Other
Control

Exposures
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
3,052
SUBTOTAL 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
3,052
HEALTH SERVICES (SIC 80)
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%
1,247
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
94
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
1,098
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
1,418
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
815
SUBTOTAL 69.6%
0.0%
30.3%
0.0%
0.0%
4,672
TOTAL 82.9%
0.0%
15.0%
0.0%
1.9%
13,443
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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