National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ARW ARGON
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code S2065

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 142  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 2,562  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 206  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 548  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 570  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 1,703  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 76  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,862  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 100 6
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 3,539  
637 MACHINISTS 1,366 9
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 1,986  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 653  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 412  
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 119  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 118  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 5,300 23
785 ASSEMBLERS 3,048 110
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 162  
TOTAL 24,473 148

*(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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