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, 2,2-DICHLORO-N-(BETA-HYDROXY-ALPHA-(HYDROXYMETHYL)-P-NITROPHENETHYL)-, D-THREO-(-)-
CAS # 56-75-7
RTECS # AB6825000 
Agent Code 84396

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%
2,015
086 VETERINARIANS 91.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
8.7%
13,256
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2,015
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2,015
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 71.5%
0.0%
28.5%
0.0%
0.0%
6,456
SUBTOTAL 88.3%
0.0%
7.1%
0.0%
4.4%
25,757
CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS (SIC 28)
Code Occupation Description (1980) No
Control
Resp
Prot
Other
PPE

Vent
Other
Control

Exposures
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2,440
SUBTOTAL 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2,440
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%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
217
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 59.4%
0.0%
0.0%
40.6%
0.0%
561
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
141
084 PHYSICIANS 11.3%
0.0%
88.7%
0.0%
0.0%
456
095 REGISTERED NURSES 33.1%
0.0%
66.9%
0.0%
0.0%
11,426
096 PHARMACISTS 5.5%
4.3%
45.7%
38.3%
6.1%
9,978
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
205
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 78.9%
0.0%
3.6%
17.2%
0.3%
6,766
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
580
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
69
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 67.3%
14.8%
14.8%
3.2%
0.0%
313
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
103
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 8.0%
6.7%
48.3%
28.1%
8.9%
4,061
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
196
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
34
SUBTOTAL 33.4%
2.1%
42.8%
18.7%
2.8%
35,106
TOTAL 58.3%
1.1%
26.6%
10.3%
3.3%
63,303
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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