National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BRT
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code X0093

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 83 53
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 427 427
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 11,458 439
486 GROUNDSKEEPERS AND GARDENERS, EXCEPT FARM 243  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 1,608  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 2,445 243
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 427  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 1,040  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 460  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 1,598  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 45  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 291  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 807  
575 ELECTRICIANS 247 16
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 817  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,365 242
637 MACHINISTS 4,285  
639 MACHINIST APPRENTICES 139  
647 PRECIOUS STONES AND METALS WORKERS (JEWELERS) 1,064 1,064
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 539  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 259  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 55  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 17  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 427  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,218  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 259  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 3,694 43
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 170 43
785 ASSEMBLERS 4,269 1,123
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 6  
806 DRIVER-SALES WORKERS 215  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 679  
TOTAL 40,653 3,692

*(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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