National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name COBALT HYDROXIDE
CAS # 12672-51-4
RTECS #
Agent Code M2954

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 395  
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 366 366
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 357 36
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 197  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 412  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 6,707 57
637 MACHINISTS 453  
679 BOOKBINDERS 462 231
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,041 85
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 59  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 427 63
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,001  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 99  
785 ASSEMBLERS 566  
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 687 46
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 296  
TOTAL 17,526 885

*(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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