National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ARSENIC
CAS # 7440-38-2
RTECS # CG0525000
Agent Code 07545

SIC Industry Description (1972) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
27 PRINTING AND PUBLISHING 628 28
29 PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS 775 105
32 STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS 2,156 268
33 PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES 5,672  
35 MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL 608 11
36 ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 438 146
37 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT 130 5
38 INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS 905 131
48 COMMUNICATION 9,394 36
73 BUSINESS SERVICES 6,474 1,301
80 HEALTH SERVICES 97 97
TOTAL 27,275 2,128

*(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.

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