National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BUTYLENE GLYCOL, 1,4-
CAS # 110-63-4
RTECS # EK0525000
Agent Code M0752

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 282  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 6  
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 661  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 185 84
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 686  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 76  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 575  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 57 19
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 141  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 1,193 852
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 419  
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 1,251 961
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 377 118
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,320 81
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 118  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,626 817
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 67  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,407 109
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,145  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 86  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 840 51
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,170 9
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 6  
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,939 719
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 178 51
TOTAL 16,811 3,870

*(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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