National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name DICYANDIAMIDE
CAS # 461-58-5
RTECS #
Agent Code 83038

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 7 2
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 126 8
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 111 111
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 686 300
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 7  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 218 142
243 SUPERVISORS AND PROPRIETORS, SALES OCCUPATIONS 633 203
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 80  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 6  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 222 222
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 3,353 21
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 181  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 636 21
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 345  
567 CARPENTERS 3,634  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 15  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 65  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 14  
637 MACHINISTS 431  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 1,613 28
679 BOOKBINDERS 63 48
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 67 33
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 151 151
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 166 83
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 577 114
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 585 305
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 107 36
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 534  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 471  
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 426 105
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 668 447
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 312  
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 441 78
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,170  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,462 318
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,574 386
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,996 121
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 55 29
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 218 14
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 179 57
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 3,036 975
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 2,036 833
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 751  
785 ASSEMBLERS 2,904 1,737
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 30  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 220 56
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 25  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 83  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 541  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,245 60
TOTAL 35,475 7,043

*(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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