National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name PERLITE
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code B0105

SIC Industry Description (1972) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
13 OIL AND GAS EXTRACTION 1,870  
15 GENERAL BUILDING CONTRACTORS 7,516  
17 SPECIAL TRADE CONTRACTORS 46,084  
20 FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS 18,940 8,605
22 TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS 669 26
24 LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS 8,933  
26 PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 129  
27 PRINTING AND PUBLISHING 708 50
28 CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 4,210 332
29 PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS 98  
30 RUBBER AND MISC. PLASTICS PRODUCTS 253  
31 LEATHER AND LEATHER PRODUCTS 2,107 1,844
32 STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS 1,774  
33 PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES 2,907 222
34 FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS 1,150  
35 MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL 619  
36 ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 361 125
37 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT 2,431 20
38 INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS 1,387 373
39 MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES 1,455  
42 TRUCKING AND WAREHOUSING 5,266 1,296
44 WATER TRANSPORTATION 244  
45 TRANSPORTATION BY AIR 783 85
48 COMMUNICATION 3,614 715
50 WHOLESALE TRADE - DURABLE GOODS 1,279 40
72 PERSONAL SERVICES 4,754  
73 BUSINESS SERVICES 43,441 25,669
75 AUTO REPAIR, SERVICES, AND GARAGES 2,197  
80 HEALTH SERVICES 49,943 37,376
84 MUSEUMS, BOTANICAL, ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS 730 365
TOTAL 215,854 77,143

*(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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