National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS-GENERAL
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code 22734

SIC Industry Description (1972) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
16 HEAVY CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS 371  
20 FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS 556  
23 APPAREL AND OTHER TEXTILE PRODUCTS 315  
30 RUBBER AND MISC. PLASTICS PRODUCTS 225 45
33 PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES 1,308 411
34 FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS 534 335
36 ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 139 134
37 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT 324 31
49 ELECTRIC, GAS, AND SANITARY SERVICES 1,315  
55 AUTOMOTIVE DEALERS & SERVICE STATIONS 1,785 1,785
72 PERSONAL SERVICES 1,689 1,689
73 BUSINESS SERVICES 3,052 872
80 HEALTH SERVICES 8,207 5,868
TOTAL 19,820 11,170

*(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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