| Agent Name | LANTHANUM OXIDE (LA2O3) |
| CAS # | 1312-81-8 |
| RTECS # | |
| Agent Code | X2060 |
| Code | Occupation Description (1980) | No Control |
Resp Prot |
Other PPE |
Vent |
Other Control |
Exposures |
| 216 | ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. | 25.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
75.0% |
67 |
| 677 | OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS | 0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
100.0% |
503 |
| 709 | GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS | 34.4% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
65.6% |
2,683 |
| 779 | MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED | 0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
100.0% |
1,207 |
| 789 | HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS | 100.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
299 |
| SUBTOTAL | 26.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
73.9% |
4,759 | |
| Code | Occupation Description (1980) | No Control |
Resp Prot |
Other PPE |
Vent |
Other Control |
Exposures |
| 213 | ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS | 100.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
69,373 |
| 453 | JANITORS AND CLEANERS | 33.3% |
0.0% |
33.3% |
33.3% |
0.0% |
1,848 |
| 709 | GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS | 100.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
99 |
| 785 | ASSEMBLERS | 0.0% |
0.0% |
50.0% |
50.0% |
0.0% |
1,035 |
| SUBTOTAL | 96.8% |
0.0% |
1.5% |
1.5% |
0.0% |
72,355 | |
| Code | Occupation Description (1980) | No Control |
Resp Prot |
Other PPE |
Vent |
Other Control |
Exposures |
| 214 | INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS | 100.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
14 |
| SUBTOTAL | 100.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
14 | |
| 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% |
110 |
| 644 | PRECISION GRINDERS, FITTERS, AND TOOL SHARPENERS | 0.0% |
0.0% |
100.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
65 |
| 677 | OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS | 100.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
1,239 |
| 709 | GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS | 100.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
662 |
| SUBTOTAL | 96.8% |
0.0% |
3.1% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
2,076 | |
| Code | Occupation Description (1980) | No Control |
Resp Prot |
Other PPE |
Vent |
Other Control |
Exposures |
| 203 | CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS | 0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
100.0% |
0.0% |
22 |
| SUBTOTAL | 0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
100.0% |
0.0% |
22 | |
| TOTAL | 92.5% |
0.0% |
1.5% |
1.4% |
4.4% |
79,226 | |
| 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.