National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name POTASSIUM COCONUT OIL SOAP
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code M1948

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 21 21
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 1,257 629
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 5,823 1,997
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 55  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 55  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 110  
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 277  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 55  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 165  
785 ASSEMBLERS 221 55
TOTAL 8,039 2,701

*(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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