National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BENZOYL PEROXIDE
CAS # 94-36-0
RTECS # DM8575000
Agent Code 11280

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 2,881  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 83 83
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 485 56
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 21 21
084 PHYSICIANS 999 300
095 REGISTERED NURSES 1,543 1,360
096 PHARMACISTS 82  
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 154 154
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 520 277
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 114  
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 181  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,324 134
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 1,105  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 458 183
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,238 189
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 238  
445 DENTAL ASSISTANTS 49 29
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 50 50
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 4,325 248
479 FARM WORKERS 1,355  
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,493  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 884  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 20,065  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 624 21
544 MILLWRIGHTS 45  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 199  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 464  
567 CARPENTERS 28  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 318 297
593 INSULATION WORKERS 295  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 244  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 155  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 831  
637 MACHINISTS 3,759  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 236  
656 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, WOOD 86 21
668 UPHOLSTERERS 58  
669 SHOE REPAIRERS 97  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 232  
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 901  
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 35 21
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 29  
687 BAKERS 684 124
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 161  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 259  
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 174  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,378 32
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 367 317
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 521 72
728 SHAPING AND JOINING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,954 1,042
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 14  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,585 178
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,171 704
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 53  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 136  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 299  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,283 138
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 438  
763 ROASTING AND BAKING MACHINE OPERATORS, FOOD 28  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 301  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 891 492
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,619 287
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 3,881 1,316
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 3,241  
785 ASSEMBLERS 8,127 2,081
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 77  
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 36  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 74  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 386  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 2,191 183
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 344  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 248 248
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 1,205  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 930 490
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,079 46
TOTAL 87,420 11,192

*(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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