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 BACTO-PEPTONE
CAS #
RTECS #  
Agent Code X6031

FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS (SIC 20)
Code Occupation Description (1980) No
Control
Resp
Prot
Other
PPE

Vent
Other
Control

Exposures
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
46
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
190
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
916
SUBTOTAL 83.5%
0.0%
16.4%
0.0%
0.0%
1,152
PRINTING AND PUBLISHING (SIC 27)
Code Occupation Description (1980) No
Control
Resp
Prot
Other
PPE

Vent
Other
Control

Exposures
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
9
SUBTOTAL 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
9
CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS (SIC 28)
Code Occupation Description (1980) No
Control
Resp
Prot
Other
PPE

Vent
Other
Control

Exposures
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
20
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
101
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
13
SUBTOTAL 75.3%
0.0%
24.6%
0.0%
0.0%
134
TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT (SIC 37)
Code Occupation Description (1980) No
Control
Resp
Prot
Other
PPE

Vent
Other
Control

Exposures
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
3
SUBTOTAL 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
3
BUSINESS SERVICES (SIC 73)
Code Occupation Description (1980) No
Control
Resp
Prot
Other
PPE

Vent
Other
Control

Exposures
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
636
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 20.0%
0.0%
40.0%
40.0%
0.0%
5,930
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 0.0%
0.0%
66.7%
33.3%
0.0%
21
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
494
SUBTOTAL 32.7%
0.0%
33.6%
33.5%
0.0%
7,081
HEALTH SERVICES (SIC 80)
Code Occupation Description (1980) No
Control
Resp
Prot
Other
PPE

Vent
Other
Control

Exposures
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 12.1%
0.0%
36.5%
51.4%
0.0%
2,295
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 8.5%
0.0%
0.0%
45.7%
45.7%
272
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 68.7%
0.0%
2.4%
24.9%
4.0%
17,320
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 49.7%
18.1%
27.3%
4.9%
0.0%
1,019
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 12.6%
0.0%
87.4%
0.0%
0.0%
1,337
SUBTOTAL 57.8%
0.8%
12.1%
25.4%
3.6%
22,243
TOTAL 53.1%
0.6%
17.3%
26.2%
2.6%
30,622
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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