National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ALCOHOLS, LANOLIN
CAS # 8027-33-6
RTECS #
Agent Code X6891

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 724 236
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 75 56
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 35 35
084 PHYSICIANS 46  
085 DENTISTS 56 14
095 REGISTERED NURSES 132,959 112,510
096 PHARMACISTS 1,330 569
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 376 185
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 352 237
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 2,679 2,041
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 1,037 821
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 406 45
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 9,487 9,349
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 352 314
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 48 29
445 DENTAL ASSISTANTS 451 451
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 1,032 770
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 17,596 14,837
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 496 45
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 4,813 3,727
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 652 478
575 ELECTRICIANS 87  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,533 947
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 194 194
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 36 7
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 39  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,091 787
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 97 65
785 ASSEMBLERS 7,317 7,069
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,172 947
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 466 120
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 676  
TOTAL 188,711 156,886

*(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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