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 ACETIC ACID, ((CARBOXYMETHYLIMINO) BIS(ETHYLENENITRILO))TETRA-
CAS # 67-43-6
RTECS # MB8205000 
Agent Code M3891

GENERAL BUILDING CONTRACTORS (SIC 15)
Code Occupation Description (1980) No
Control
Resp
Prot
Other
PPE

Vent
Other
Control

Exposures
185 DESIGNERS 0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
199
SUBTOTAL 0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
199
SPECIAL TRADE CONTRACTORS (SIC 17)
Code Occupation Description (1980) No
Control
Resp
Prot
Other
PPE

Vent
Other
Control

Exposures
573 DRYWALL INSTALLERS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
845
SUBTOTAL 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
845
PRINTING AND PUBLISHING (SIC 27)
Code Occupation Description (1980) No
Control
Resp
Prot
Other
PPE

Vent
Other
Control

Exposures
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
25
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
265
SUBTOTAL 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
290
ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT (SIC 36)
Code Occupation Description (1980) No
Control
Resp
Prot
Other
PPE

Vent
Other
Control

Exposures
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 0.0%
0.0%
50.0%
50.0%
0.0%
51
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 0.0%
0.0%
50.0%
50.0%
0.0%
5
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2
SUBTOTAL 3.4%
0.0%
48.2%
48.2%
0.0%
58
INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS (SIC 38)
Code Occupation Description (1980) No
Control
Resp
Prot
Other
PPE

Vent
Other
Control

Exposures
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
953
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 33.3%
0.0%
66.7%
0.0%
0.0%
661
785 ASSEMBLERS 50.0%
0.0%
50.0%
0.0%
0.0%
347
SUBTOTAL 68.6%
0.0%
31.3%
0.0%
0.0%
1,961
PERSONAL SERVICES (SIC 72)
Code Occupation Description (1980) No
Control
Resp
Prot
Other
PPE

Vent
Other
Control

Exposures
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
7,273
SUBTOTAL 0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
7,273
HEALTH SERVICES (SIC 80)
Code Occupation Description (1980) No
Control
Resp
Prot
Other
PPE

Vent
Other
Control

Exposures
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 28.5%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
71.5%
313
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 45.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
54.8%
180
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 0.0%
0.0%
50.0%
0.0%
50.0%
883
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
99
SUBTOTAL 18.2%
0.0%
29.9%
0.0%
51.7%
1,475
TOTAL 22.7%
0.0%
69.0%
1.8%
6.3%
12,101
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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