National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BENZOYL PEROXIDE
CAS # 94-36-0
RTECS # DM8575000
Agent Code 11280

SIC Industry Description (1972) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
07 AGRICULTURAL SERVICES 7,229  
15 GENERAL BUILDING CONTRACTORS 2,495 183
20 FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS 2,693 1,303
22 TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS 48 48
24 LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS 628 134
25 FURNITURE AND FIXTURES 58  
26 PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 1,156  
27 PRINTING AND PUBLISHING 4,599 153
28 CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 2,718 399
30 RUBBER AND MISC. PLASTICS PRODUCTS 7,385 1,661
31 LEATHER AND LEATHER PRODUCTS 97  
32 STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS 4,587 1,628
33 PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES 996 21
34 FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS 3,210  
35 MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL 5,092 306
36 ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 45 7
37 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT 7,164 1,780
38 INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS 2,932 1,548
39 MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES 591 74
45 TRANSPORTATION BY AIR 3,526  
50 WHOLESALE TRADE - DURABLE GOODS 5,355  
55 AUTOMOTIVE DEALERS & SERVICE STATIONS 153  
72 PERSONAL SERVICES 161  
73 BUSINESS SERVICES 485 56
75 AUTO REPAIR, SERVICES, AND GARAGES 20,803  
80 HEALTH SERVICES 3,218 1,890
TOTAL 87,420 11,192

*(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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