National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BENZENESULFONIC ACID, DODECYL-, COMPD. WITH 2,2',2''-NITRILOTRIETHANOL (1:1)
CAS # 27323-41-7
RTECS #
Agent Code 83258

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 2,356  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 485 89
074 ATMOSPHERIC AND SPACE SCIENTISTS 22  
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 75 56
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 98 16
084 PHYSICIANS 244 119
095 REGISTERED NURSES 10,102 9,268
096 PHARMACISTS 111 47
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 418 246
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 79 79
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 11  
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 1,741 1,273
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 237 126
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 695 648
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 1,070 90
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 598 180
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 47 32
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 553 143
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 221 105
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 876 203
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 1,315 1,315
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 124  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 359 359
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 63 63
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 526 395
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 1,081 986
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 63 32
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 5,306 3,404
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 11,729 4,881
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 7,489 4,805
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 169  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 22 22
575 ELECTRICIANS 21  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 279  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 407  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 1,708 1,537
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 309 287
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 319  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 8  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,460 438
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,100 395
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 657 657
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,511 3,589
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 487 325
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 254  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,970 519
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 66 66
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 6  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 657 657
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,049 104
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,687 251
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 1,780  
785 ASSEMBLERS 3,178 2,616
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,127 490
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 814 473
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 894 216
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 193 183
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 216  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 107 107
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,332 854
TOTAL 82,877 42,746

*(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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