National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ACETIC ACID, RARE EARTH SALTS
CAS # 72869-21-7
RTECS #
Agent Code E0224

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 2,228 356
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 891  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 275  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,005  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 676 225
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 225  
TOTAL 6,300 582

*(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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