National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

Estimated Numbers of Employees Potentially Exposed to Specific Agents by Occupation*

Agent Name BACIFERM
CAS # 1405-89-6
RTECS #
Agent Code 81585

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 460 430
084 PHYSICIANS 8,993 5,436
095 REGISTERED NURSES 85,973 73,904
096 PHARMACISTS 390 150
097 DIETITIANS 886 844
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 448 411
106 PHYSICIANS' ASSISTANTS 4,929 2,464
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 770 608
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 297 178
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 13,246 11,241
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,311 1,098
303 SUPERVISORS, GENERAL OFFICE 24  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 58  
445 DENTAL ASSISTANTS 58 27
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 72 18
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 6,879 6,294
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 117  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 117  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 58  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 239  
763 ROASTING AND BAKING MACHINE OPERATORS, FOOD 117  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,170  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 175  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 58  
TOTAL 126,843 103,103

*(1) The estimates for each occupation apply across the surveyed industries in which the agent was observed. Not all industries were surveyed, and not all agents were observed in all surveyed industries. (2) When using the estimates, 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.

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