National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name LINOLEIC ACID, METHYL ESTER
CAS # 112-63-0
RTECS #
Agent Code M3855

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 638 17
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 42  
538 OFFICE MACHINE REPAIRERS 14  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 784  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 2,612  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,650 4,303
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 62  
785 ASSEMBLERS 186 17
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 127  
TOTAL 11,115 4,337

*(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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