National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ARW ARGON/CARBON DIOXIDE
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code S2137

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 61  
637 MACHINISTS 250  
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 364  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 26  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 128  
TOTAL 829  

*(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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