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 ANIMAL BLOOD, SERUM-COW
CAS #
RTECS #  
Agent Code T0567

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%
403
086 VETERINARIANS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2,015
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
403
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
403
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
1,395
SUBTOTAL 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
4,619
BUSINESS SERVICES (SIC 73)
Code Occupation Description (1980) No
Control
Resp
Prot
Other
PPE

Vent
Other
Control

Exposures
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 0.0%
0.0%
50.0%
50.0%
0.0%
2,372
SUBTOTAL 0.0%
0.0%
50.0%
50.0%
0.0%
2,372
HEALTH SERVICES (SIC 80)
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%
28
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 15.9%
0.0%
0.0%
84.1%
0.0%
776
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 47.9%
0.0%
48.0%
4.1%
0.0%
5,567
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
180
084 PHYSICIANS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
23
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 64.9%
0.0%
18.9%
16.3%
0.0%
4,417
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 69.3%
0.0%
30.7%
0.0%
0.0%
101
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 8.9%
0.0%
45.6%
22.8%
22.8%
919
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 66.7%
0.0%
33.3%
0.0%
0.0%
21
323 INFORMATION CLERKS, N.E.C. 0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
7
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 9.6%
0.0%
90.4%
0.0%
0.0%
646
SUBTOTAL 46.7%
0.0%
35.9%
15.6%
1.6%
12,685
TOTAL 53.6%
0.0%
29.1%
16.1%
1.0%
19,676
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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