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 MAGNESIUM ACETATE
CAS # 142-72-3
RTECS # AI5600000 
Agent Code 84471

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

Vent
Other
Control

Exposures
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
753
SUBTOTAL 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
753
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%
279
SUBTOTAL 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
279
MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL (SIC 35)
Code Occupation Description (1980) No
Control
Resp
Prot
Other
PPE

Vent
Other
Control

Exposures
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
823
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
411
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
41
SUBTOTAL 0.0%
0.0%
3.2%
96.7%
0.0%
1,275
BUSINESS SERVICES (SIC 73)
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%
78
SUBTOTAL 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
78
HEALTH SERVICES (SIC 80)
Code Occupation Description (1980) No
Control
Resp
Prot
Other
PPE

Vent
Other
Control

Exposures
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 33.2%
0.0%
14.9%
51.9%
0.0%
1,677
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
236
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 67.8%
0.0%
17.2%
13.4%
1.6%
14,553
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
1,130
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 47.5%
0.0%
39.3%
13.1%
0.0%
914
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 80.8%
0.0%
19.2%
0.0%
0.0%
1,807
SUBTOTAL 67.3%
0.0%
17.0%
14.4%
1.1%
20,317
TOTAL 65.1%
0.0%
15.4%
18.3%
1.0%
22,702
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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