National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name GLYCOL STEARATE
CAS # 111-60-4
RTECS # WI4100000
Agent Code 32500

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
018 FUNERAL DIRECTORS 630 70
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 299  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 93 56
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 5  
084 PHYSICIANS 3,644 2,605
095 REGISTERED NURSES 108,964 101,566
096 PHARMACISTS 366 219
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 1,615 1,012
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 185 170
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 2,624 2,208
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 6 3
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 3,163 2,301
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 4,688 3,723
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 13,295 12,516
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 885 564
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 424 282
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 267 142
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 22 7
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,549 1,044
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 299 299
313 SECRETARIES 293 293
319 RECEPTIONISTS 538 492
356 MAIL CLERKS, EXC. POSTAL SERVICE 19 19
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 69 29
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 150 110
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 458 332
445 DENTAL ASSISTANTS 58 27
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 2,736 1,934
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 7,523 7,014
448 SUPERVISORS, CLEANING AND BUILDING SERVICE WORKERS 306 51
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 3,803 2,829
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 11,266 3,770
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 12,049 8,794
469 PERSONAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 244  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 5,914  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 96  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 666  
567 CARPENTERS 225  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 42  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 144 72
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 283  
637 MACHINISTS 3,494 694
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 50 7
667 TAILORS 24  
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 2,688 1,398
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 7 7
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 32  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 7  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 94  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,478 862
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,260 4,260
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 215 191
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 24  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,435 852
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 244  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 60  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 72 72
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,957 1,398
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,150 1,568
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 3,560 72
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 14  
785 ASSEMBLERS 729 678
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 335 335
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 14  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 3,258  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 120  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 23 23
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 963 939
TOTAL 218,214 167,909

*(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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