| Agent Name | BORIC ACID (H2B4O7) , DISODIUM SALT |
| CAS # | 1330-43-4 |
| RTECS # | |
| Agent Code | M3899 |
| Code | Occupation Description (1980) | Total # Employees (Male & Female) |
Total # Female Employees |
| 213 | ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS | 433 | 173 |
| 214 | INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS | 14 | |
| 224 | CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS | 3,969 | 1,701 |
| 235 | TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. | 512 | 183 |
| 356 | MAIL CLERKS, EXC. POSTAL SERVICE | 1,226 | 350 |
| 364 | TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS | 164 | |
| 368 | WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS | 33 | |
| 453 | JANITORS AND CLEANERS | 11,967 | 350 |
| 505 | AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS | 2,412 | |
| 507 | BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS | 951 | |
| 514 | AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS | 1,536 | |
| 516 | HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS | 858 | |
| 518 | INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS | 2,046 | |
| 519 | MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS | 761 | |
| 534 | HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS | 6 | |
| 544 | MILLWRIGHTS | 212 | |
| 547 | SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. | 461 | |
| 549 | NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS | 1,343 | |
| 575 | ELECTRICIANS | 639 | |
| 585 | PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS | 4,950 | 3 |
| 594 | PAVING, SURFACING, AND TAMPING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS | 137 | |
| 596 | SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS | 951 | |
| 633 | SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS | 1,615 | |
| 634 | TOOL AND DIE MAKERS | 2,068 | 13 |
| 637 | MACHINISTS | 2,544 | |
| 639 | MACHINIST APPRENTICES | 139 | |
| 676 | PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS | 203 | |
| 678 | DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS | 948 | 316 |
| 684 | MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. | 232 | 58 |
| 689 | INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS | 144 | |
| 696 | STATIONARY ENGINEERS | 11 | |
| 699 | MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS | 112 | |
| 706 | PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS | 6 | |
| 724 | HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS | 35 | |
| 749 | MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS | 2,548 | 158 |
| 754 | PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS | 1,147 | 478 |
| 759 | PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS | 63 | |
| 765 | FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS | 1,878 | 683 |
| 766 | FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD | 264 | 27 |
| 769 | SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS | 256 | |
| 777 | MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. | 828 | 47 |
| 779 | MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED | 590 | |
| 783 | WELDERS AND CUTTERS | 3,118 | 31 |
| 784 | SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS | 1,064 | 999 |
| 785 | ASSEMBLERS | 972 | 108 |
| 795 | MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS | 295 | |
| 796 | PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS | 1,626 | 610 |
| 797 | PRODUCTION TESTERS | 58 | |
| 798 | PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS | 128 | |
| 804 | TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY | 3,407 | |
| 844 | OPERATING ENGINEERS | 161 | |
| 853 | EXCAVATING AND LOADING MACHINE OPERATORS | 781 | |
| 855 | GRADER, DOZER, AND SCRAPER OPERATORS | 468 | |
| 856 | INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS | 679 | |
| 885 | GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS | 2,042 | |
| 888 | HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS | 9,492 | 8,654 |
| 889 | LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION | 2,612 | 138 |
| TOTAL | 78,116 | 15,080 | |
*(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.