National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BROMINE
CAS # 7726-95-6
RTECS # EF9100000
Agent Code 13100

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 94  
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 16  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 3,261 792
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 500 203
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 1,272 92
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 2,698 261
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 374 13
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 3,556 512
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 445 97
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 94  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 118  
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 78 52
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 4,277 18
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 20  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 1,040  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 3,921  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 36  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 16  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 1,407  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 470  
567 CARPENTERS 57  
575 ELECTRICIANS 140  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 44  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 44  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 61  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 256  
636 PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL 508  
637 MACHINISTS 4,362  
644 PRECISION GRINDERS, FITTERS, AND TOOL SHARPENERS 22 7
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 95  
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 2,782 1,180
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 425 58
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 66  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 101 67
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 2  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 79  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 62  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 9  
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 54  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 116  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 766 637
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 28  
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 1,026 91
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 704 335
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 74  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 57  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 285 252
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,111 222
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 18,228 5,090
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 3,996 35
785 ASSEMBLERS 2,587 563
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 23 3
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 3  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 235 201
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 116  
TOTAL 62,214 10,780

*(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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