National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name DIPHOSPHORIC ACID, TETRAPOTASSIUM SALT
CAS # 7320-34-5
RTECS #
Agent Code 80602

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 94 87
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 2,561 1,556
033 PURCHASING AGENTS AND BUYERS, N.E.C. 193 193
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 7 2
053 CIVIL ENGINEERS 63  
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 205  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 335  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 277 75
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 9  
084 PHYSICIANS 5,455 2,653
095 REGISTERED NURSES 45,804 44,490
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 3,202 1,829
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 3,857 2,834
104 SPEECH THERAPISTS 17 17
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 3,245 2,450
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 4,081 2,899
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 5,272 5,177
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 2,910 1,914
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 645 109
214 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 14  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 2,393 1,464
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 1,988 1,356
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 1,622 449
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 53 53
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 855 315
303 SUPERVISORS, GENERAL OFFICE 836 717
313 SECRETARIES 5,246 5,128
336 RECORDS CLERKS 83 83
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 525 171
356 MAIL CLERKS, EXC. POSTAL SERVICE 8,256 1,579
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,638  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 2,801 1,399
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 119  
374 MATERIAL RECORDING, SCHEDULING, AND DISTRIBUTING CLERKS, N.E.C. 73 73
385 DATA-ENTRY KEYERS 568 568
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 407 407
436 COOKS, EXCEPT SHORT ORDER 1,195 990
438 FOOD COUNTER, FOUNTAIN AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS 369 195
439 KITCHEN WORKERS, FOOD PREPARATION 129 113
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 5,839 4,471
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 10,932 8,282
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 6,280 3,817
448 SUPERVISORS, CLEANING AND BUILDING SERVICE WORKERS 306 51
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 64,627 45,724
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 116,192 38,498
459 ATTENDANTS, AMUSEMENT AND RECREATION FACILITIES 61  
469 PERSONAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 624  
486 GROUNDSKEEPERS AND GARDENERS, EXCEPT FARM 10  
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 226  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 6,463  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 21,533  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 145 70
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 1,480  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 1,794  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 70 9
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 117  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 109  
538 OFFICE MACHINE REPAIRERS 2,169  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 247  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 2,829 71
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 5,421 217
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 95  
567 CARPENTERS 650  
575 ELECTRICIANS 1,496 62
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 6,935 147
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 205  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 5  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 2,844  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 13,996  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 265  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 405  
637 MACHINISTS 3,592 135
679 BOOKBINDERS 1,755 1,755
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 1,089  
688 FOOD BATCHMAKERS 1,457  
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 67 33
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 47  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 1,219 172
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 451  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 2,042  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 243  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 2,564 201
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 174  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,446 88
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 8  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 605 114
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,662  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,407 126
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 101  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 22 22
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 33,369 4,876
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 1,548  
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,047 603
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 14,163 13,538
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 150 150
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 608  
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 3,508 513
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,216 1,554
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 10,942 315
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 779  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,841 214
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 545 143
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 2,601 32
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 319  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,364 295
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 548 83
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 22,664 3,803
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 26,801 5,653
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 3,257 10
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 145 17
785 ASSEMBLERS 12,110 4,979
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 526 33
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 2,104 1,508
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 970 233
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 1,345  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 213  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 11  
853 EXCAVATING AND LOADING MACHINE OPERATORS 762  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 685 108
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 508 217
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 96  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 1,648  
876 STEVEDORES 2,665  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 1,316 1,155
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 3,281 263
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 2,204 1,679
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 10,150 487
TOTAL 572,734 227,874

*(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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