National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

Estimated Numbers of Employees Potentially Exposed to Specific Agents by 2-Digit Standard Industrial Classification (SIC)*

Agent Name ARGON
CAS # 7440-37-1
RTECS # CF2300000
Agent Code 07485

SIC Industry Description (1972) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
16 HEAVY CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS 386  
17 SPECIAL TRADE CONTRACTORS 395  
20 FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS 175  
25 FURNITURE AND FIXTURES 1,162  
28 CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 2,246 415
29 PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS 990 77
32 STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS 212  
33 PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES 2,490 50
34 FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS 11,325 13
35 MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL 6,129 232
36 ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 10,329 4,071
37 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT 6,773 687
38 INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS 3,655 1,735
39 MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES 796  
42 TRUCKING AND WAREHOUSING 5,212  
44 WATER TRANSPORTATION 366  
45 TRANSPORTATION BY AIR 348  
50 WHOLESALE TRADE - DURABLE GOODS 1,063  
51 WHOLESALE TRADE - NONDURABLE GOODS 1,545  
73 BUSINESS SERVICES 9,007 1,941
80 HEALTH SERVICES 2,054 1,242
TOTAL 66,657 10,463

*(1) By survey design, not all 2-digit SICs were surveyed. (2) The estimates for each 2-digit SIC apply only to the 3- and 4-digit SICs surveyed within the 2-digit SIC. Not all SICs were surveyed. (3) When using the estimates, standard errors associated with estimates should be considered. (4) 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.

NIOSH Home | NIOSH Search | Site Index | Contact Us | NOES Home