National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ACETIC ACID, SODIUM SALT, TRIHYDRATE
CAS # 6131-90-4
RTECS #
Agent Code X3249

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 122 8
086 VETERINARIANS 1,472 294
096 PHARMACISTS 426 290
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 242 201
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 296 296
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 771 333
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,196 852
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 659 482
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 411  
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 589 589
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 26 7
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,394 1,197
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 13  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,574 386
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 257 43
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 60 6
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 86  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 751  
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 526 33
TOTAL 13,872 5,018

*(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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