National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name DICHLOROBENZENE, PARA-
CAS # 106-46-7
RTECS # CZ4550000
Agent Code 24006

SIC Industry Description (1972) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
20 FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS 760 154
23 APPAREL AND OTHER TEXTILE PRODUCTS 34  
24 LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS 152  
25 FURNITURE AND FIXTURES 55 33
27 PRINTING AND PUBLISHING 35  
28 CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 166 11
30 RUBBER AND MISC. PLASTICS PRODUCTS 382 61
32 STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS 1,567 369
33 PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES 126  
35 MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL 76  
38 INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS 54  
39 MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES 191 159
42 TRUCKING AND WAREHOUSING 84  
72 PERSONAL SERVICES 8,694 555
73 BUSINESS SERVICES 16,688 4,620
80 HEALTH SERVICES 4,640 3,449
84 MUSEUMS, BOTANICAL, ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS 276  
TOTAL 33,978 9,412

*(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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