National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ALGINIC ACID, POTASSIUM SALT
CAS # 9005-36-1
RTECS #
Agent Code X2797

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
445 DENTAL ASSISTANTS 58 27
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 838  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 805  
637 MACHINISTS 995 8
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 169 155
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 22  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,779 1,038
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 302  
TOTAL 4,968 1,228

*(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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