National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name HELIUM
CAS # 7440-59-7
RTECS # MH6520000
Agent Code 35925

SIC Industry Description (1972) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
07 AGRICULTURAL SERVICES 4,029 2,015
20 FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS 1,914 919
23 APPAREL AND OTHER TEXTILE PRODUCTS 341 136
28 CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 7,503 1,554
29 PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS 18,661 476
32 STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS 43  
33 PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES 602  
34 FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS 2,059 825
35 MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL 3,177 90
36 ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 5,108 2,208
37 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT 1,524 190
38 INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS 175 72
42 TRUCKING AND WAREHOUSING 1,757  
49 ELECTRIC, GAS, AND SANITARY SERVICES 1,974  
51 WHOLESALE TRADE - NONDURABLE GOODS 1,545  
73 BUSINESS SERVICES 16,593 2,786
80 HEALTH SERVICES 8,523 5,792
TOTAL 75,526 17,064

*(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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