National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ASBESTOS
CAS # 1332-21-4
RTECS # CI6475000
Agent Code 90310

SIC Industry Description (1972) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
13 OIL AND GAS EXTRACTION 1,182  
15 GENERAL BUILDING CONTRACTORS 20,945  
16 HEAVY CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS 819  
17 SPECIAL TRADE CONTRACTORS 72,315  
20 FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS 157  
24 LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS 903  
26 PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 1,581 165
28 CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 2,546 174
29 PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS 8,684  
30 RUBBER AND MISC. PLASTICS PRODUCTS 428 36
32 STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS 13,561 1,390
33 PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES 7,153 28
34 FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS 2,724 621
35 MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL 11,911 1,205
36 ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 8,002 3,487
37 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT 14,732 1,436
39 MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES 500 500
42 TRUCKING AND WAREHOUSING 1,047  
45 TRANSPORTATION BY AIR 8,299 227
48 COMMUNICATION 101  
49 ELECTRIC, GAS, AND SANITARY SERVICES 5,085 87
50 WHOLESALE TRADE - DURABLE GOODS 8,309  
51 WHOLESALE TRADE - NONDURABLE GOODS 2,025  
55 AUTOMOTIVE DEALERS & SERVICE STATIONS 7,277  
73 BUSINESS SERVICES 115 36
75 AUTO REPAIR, SERVICES, AND GARAGES 12,110  
76 MISCELLANEOUS REPAIR SERVICES 1,380  
80 HEALTH SERVICES 1,375 335
TOTAL 215,265 9,727

*(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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