National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name AMMONIUM, DECYLDIMETHYLOCTYL-, CHLORIDE
CAS # 32426-11-2
RTECS #
Agent Code X9521

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
018 FUNERAL DIRECTORS 5,717  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 336 112
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 52 52
084 PHYSICIANS 999 300
095 REGISTERED NURSES 18,146 11,122
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 534 452
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 69 69
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 672 607
104 SPEECH THERAPISTS 17 17
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 240 189
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 440 359
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 1,312 1,312
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 732 654
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 953  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 181 181
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 1,722 1,483
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 2,663 2,461
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 394 347
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 7,579 6,017
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 3,695 1,890
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 842 752
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,011 531
828 SHIP CAPTAINS AND MATES, EXCEPT FISHING BOATS 3  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 35 35
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 96 96
TOTAL 48,439 29,036

*(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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