National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BENZIDINE, 3,3'-DIMETHYL-
CAS # 119-93-7
RTECS # DD1225000
Agent Code 84756

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
069 PHYSICISTS AND ASTRONOMERS 1,354 829
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 510 392
095 REGISTERED NURSES 1,710 1,551
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 1,189 800
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 150 150
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,625 1,134
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 637 359
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 57 11
335 FILE CLERKS 227  
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 749 749
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 384  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 356  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 34  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 32  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 113  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 159  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 28  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 56  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 93  
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 177 30
TOTAL 9,640 6,005

*(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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