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 GENTAMYCIN, SULFATE (SALT)
CAS # 1405-41-0
RTECS # LY2625000 
Agent Code X3126

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%
2,576
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%
806
SUBTOTAL 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
4,591
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%
2,719
084 PHYSICIANS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
78
SUBTOTAL 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2,797
BUSINESS SERVICES (SIC 73)
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%
688
SUBTOTAL 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
688
HEALTH SERVICES (SIC 80)
Code Occupation Description (1980) No
Control
Resp
Prot
Other
PPE

Vent
Other
Control

Exposures
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
1,379
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 47.5%
0.0%
19.1%
33.3%
0.0%
1,305
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 51.3%
0.0%
48.7%
0.0%
0.0%
6,566
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 72.4%
0.0%
0.0%
27.6%
0.0%
109
084 PHYSICIANS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
382
095 REGISTERED NURSES 76.3%
0.0%
20.2%
0.0%
3.5%
17,000
096 PHARMACISTS 45.0%
4.1%
17.5%
29.9%
3.5%
12,413
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
234
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 64.7%
0.0%
21.3%
13.0%
1.0%
9,989
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 23.9%
0.0%
11.8%
49.9%
14.4%
593
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
380
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 76.4%
0.0%
23.6%
0.0%
0.0%
303
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
353
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
140
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
150
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
861
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 35.3%
0.0%
25.4%
30.5%
8.8%
4,145
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 79.7%
0.0%
20.3%
0.0%
0.0%
1,941
SUBTOTAL 57.9%
0.8%
24.8%
13.5%
2.7%
58,243
TOTAL 63.0%
0.7%
21.8%
11.9%
2.3%
66,319
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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