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 FATTY ACIDS, COCO, POLYMERS WITH ADIPIC ACID AND PROPYLENE GLYCOL
CAS # 68551-87-1
RTECS #  
Agent Code X9548

RUBBER AND MISC. PLASTICS PRODUCTS (SIC 30)
Code Occupation Description (1980) No
Control
Resp
Prot
Other
PPE

Vent
Other
Control

Exposures
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
404
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
68
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 0.0%
0.0%
42.5%
57.5%
0.0%
723
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
34
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 16.5%
0.0%
0.0%
83.5%
0.0%
498
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1.9%
0.0%
0.0%
98.1%
0.0%
1,832
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
68
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 64.4%
0.0%
35.6%
0.0%
0.0%
384
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
34
SUBTOTAL 22.3%
0.0%
12.6%
64.9%
0.0%
4,045
ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT (SIC 36)
Code Occupation Description (1980) No
Control
Resp
Prot
Other
PPE

Vent
Other
Control

Exposures
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
1,303
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
259
SUBTOTAL 0.0%
0.0%
83.4%
16.5%
0.0%
1,562
TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT (SIC 37)
Code Occupation Description (1980) No
Control
Resp
Prot
Other
PPE

Vent
Other
Control

Exposures
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
56
SUBTOTAL 0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
56
AUTO REPAIR, SERVICES, AND GARAGES (SIC 75)
Code Occupation Description (1980) No
Control
Resp
Prot
Other
PPE

Vent
Other
Control

Exposures
637 MACHINISTS 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
971
SUBTOTAL 100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
971
TOTAL 28.2%
0.0%
27.3%
44.3%
0.0%
6,634
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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