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 GENTAMICIN
CAS # 1403-66-3
RTECS # LY2450000 
Agent Code X3140

HEALTH SERVICES (SIC 80)
Code Occupation Description (1980) No
Control
Resp
Prot
Other
PPE

Vent
Other
Control

Exposures
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
47
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
97.6%
2.4%
349
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 37.9%
0.0%
37.9%
24.3%
0.0%
1,408
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
210
095 REGISTERED NURSES 49.3%
0.0%
47.1%
0.0%
3.6%
16,738
096 PHARMACISTS 8.5%
3.5%
45.4%
39.1%
3.5%
12,290
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 49.3%
0.0%
40.7%
0.6%
9.5%
4,646
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 0.0%
0.0%
50.0%
0.0%
50.0%
140
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 92.6%
0.0%
0.0%
7.4%
0.0%
136
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
659
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
431
445 DENTAL ASSISTANTS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
402
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 68.4%
0.0%
31.6%
0.0%
0.0%
2,092
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
19
SUBTOTAL 37.4%
1.0%
42.0%
15.5%
3.9%
39,567
TOTAL 37.4%
1.0%
42.0%
15.5%
3.9%
39,567
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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