National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BISPHENOL A
CAS # 80-05-7
RTECS # SL6300000
Agent Code 12845

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 535  
044 AEROSPACE ENGINEERS 22  
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 458 229
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 83 83
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 1,748  
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 28  
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 921 23
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,426 107
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 1,290 190
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 333 88
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 334  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 710 516
385 DATA-ENTRY KEYERS 34  
426 GUARDS AND POLICE, EXC. PUBLIC SERVICE 56 14
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 363 244
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 3,476  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 338  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 6,707 57
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 775 21
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 1,429  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 9 9
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 10  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 683  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 75  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,117 172
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 169  
567 CARPENTERS 15  
575 ELECTRICIANS 31  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 318 297
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 87  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 418  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 879  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 350 32
636 PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL 262  
637 MACHINISTS 358  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 523  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 804 136
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 122  
656 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, WOOD 82 3
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 43 11
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 440  
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 983 337
679 BOOKBINDERS 462 231
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 2,179 1,746
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 65  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 169  
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 222  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 721  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 66  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 44  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 470  
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 72  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 11,442 172
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 958 745
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 289 289
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 1,090 136
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,461 960
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 70 70
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 886  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,428 138
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,987 542
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 852  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 17 12
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 5,587 389
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 7,847 2,807
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 1,320 1,174
785 ASSEMBLERS 8,265 2,165
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 886 66
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 21 14
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 155  
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 875 327
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 296  
833 MARINE ENGINEERS 2,632  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 106  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 1,714 5
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 32 5
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 11 11
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 3,595 571
TOTAL 92,138 15,144

*(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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