National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name SODIUM OXIDE (NA2O)
CAS # 1313-59-3
RTECS #
Agent Code E0210

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
013 MANAGERS, MARKETING, ADVERTISING, AND PUBLIC RELATIONS 60  
053 CIVIL ENGINEERS 468  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 49 12
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 227 107
084 PHYSICIANS 49 33
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 219 219
185 DESIGNERS 2,201 1,467
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 484 48
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 58  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 2,329 546
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,343 474
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,035 87
335 FILE CLERKS 104  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 231 52
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 1,114 242
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 362  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 15,206 449
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 7,180  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 6,707 57
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 507  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 413  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 365  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 291  
538 OFFICE MACHINE REPAIRERS 2,169  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 169  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 3,753  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 879 17
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 4,133  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 1,094  
565 TILE SETTERS, HARD AND SOFT 10,804  
567 CARPENTERS 2,819  
575 ELECTRICIANS 536 6
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 2,035  
584 PLASTERERS 184  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 1,311 27
588 CONCRETE AND TERRAZZO FINISHERS 1,246  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 98  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 62  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,959  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 5,117  
637 MACHINISTS 21,171 2,080
643 BOILERMAKERS 34 6
644 PRECISION GRINDERS, FITTERS, AND TOOL SHARPENERS 121 30
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 1,528 43
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 250 11
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 149  
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 582  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 1,480  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 312  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 7,017 1,019
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,128  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 827 272
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 708  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 697  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,653 838
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,110  
714 NUMERICAL CONTROL MACHINE OPERATORS 66  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 99  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 530 80
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,321 194
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 376  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 668  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,233 626
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 17 3
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 1,091 38
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 123 123
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,974  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,222 241
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,827 130
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 32  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,386 544
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 89  
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 19  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 5,808 330
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,732 185
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,059 309
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 15,421 764
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 13,513 756
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 20,597 120
785 ASSEMBLERS 7,695 1,239
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 349  
794 HAND GRINDING AND POLISHING OCCUPATIONS 19 19
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,299 350
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 55  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 431  
833 MARINE ENGINEERS 3,509  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 1,676 181
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 1,107  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 14,330 453
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 599  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 2,015  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,327 156
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 12,553 1,370
TOTAL 257,305 16,354

*(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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