National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name CALCIUM FLUORIDE
CAS # 7789-75-5
RTECS # EW1760000
Agent Code M0579

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 368  
069 PHYSICISTS AND ASTRONOMERS 14  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 85 6
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 7  
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 1,105  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 1,445 230
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 254 6
269 SALES WORKERS, PARTS 132  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 199  
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 1,462  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 35,609 397
455 PEST CONTROL OCCUPATIONS 3,595  
486 GROUNDSKEEPERS AND GARDENERS, EXCEPT FARM 243  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 6,305  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 3,156  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 507  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 6,010  
517 FARM EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 34  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 2,791  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 300  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 3  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 1,042  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 3,492  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 9,876 87
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 5,620  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 16,269  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 8,289  
567 CARPENTERS 35  
575 ELECTRICIANS 137  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 692  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 16,984 189
593 INSULATION WORKERS 5,892  
595 ROOFERS 80  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 276 7
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 13,502 141
614 DRILLERS, OIL WELL 493  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,504  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 2,133 13
637 MACHINISTS 7,745 8
643 BOILERMAKERS 6,498 6
646 LAY-OUT WORKERS 1,999 22
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 9,564 178
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 28  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 691  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 803 645
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 256  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 621  
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 382 28
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,044 90
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 199 57
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 38  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 253  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 26  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 82  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,575  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 324  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 1,045 13
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 235  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,779  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,032 110
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 2,961 259
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 113,403 666
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 8  
785 ASSEMBLERS 16,565 31
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 381  
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 135  
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 128  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 3,305  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 685  
853 EXCAVATING AND LOADING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,334  
855 GRADER, DOZER, AND SCRAPER OPERATORS 468  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 198  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 3,210 5
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 2,363  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 1,021  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 3,746  
TOTAL 344,071 3,195

*(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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