National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS, BIS(HYDROGENATED TALLOW ALKYL)DIMETHYL, SALTS WITH BENTONITE
CAS # 68953-58-2
RTECS #
Agent Code X2852

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 39  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 3 3
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,771  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 52  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 20  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 282  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 91  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 123  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 93  
567 CARPENTERS 920  
575 ELECTRICIANS 25  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 472  
583 PAPERHANGERS 387  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 58  
637 MACHINISTS 453  
643 BOILERMAKERS 65  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 1,716 28
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 14  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 445 32
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 57  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 607 303
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 12  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 328 63
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 268  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,662 151
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 38 6
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,182 265
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 464  
785 ASSEMBLERS 3,146 1,121
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 123  
865 HELPERS, CONSTRUCTION TRADES 70  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 56  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 337 270
TOTAL 17,377 2,242

*(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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