National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BARIUM HYDROXIDE
CAS # 17194-00-2
RTECS #
Agent Code 08655

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
008 PERSONNEL AND LABOR RELATIONS MANAGERS 542  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 1,085  
069 PHYSICISTS AND ASTRONOMERS 1,354 829
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 1,144 579
084 PHYSICIANS 391 133
095 REGISTERED NURSES 106 84
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 3,381 2,455
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 993 689
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 2,428 1,755
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 86  
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 298 149
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 3,355 1,508
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 541 189
307 SUPERVISORS; DISTRIBUTION, SCHEDULING, AND ADJUSTING CLERKS 125  
335 FILE CLERKS 149 30
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 126  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 283 35
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 740 668
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 12,422 52
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 14,733  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 2,378  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 4,821 199
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 3,791  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 642  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 29  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 44  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 52  
538 OFFICE MACHINE REPAIRERS 431  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 371  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 1,204  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 4,531  
567 CARPENTERS 8,208 244
575 ELECTRICIANS 1,217  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 4,226 12
595 ROOFERS 80  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 395 17
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 258  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 238 46
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 220  
637 MACHINISTS 7,831 312
643 BOILERMAKERS 14  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 78  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 86  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 838 814
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 654  
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 7 7
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 993  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 48 48
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 942 48
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 213  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 14 7
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 201 161
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 232  
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 345  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 236  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,315 120
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 54  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 116  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 5,414 1,155
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 1,270 99
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 24 24
785 ASSEMBLERS 3,821 15
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 569 179
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 29  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 327 40
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 1,294  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 349  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 773  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 3,406 98
TOTAL 108,911 12,803

*(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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