National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name PARAFORMALDEHYDE
CAS # 30525-89-4
RTECS #
Agent Code M1528

SIC Industry Description (1972) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
07 AGRICULTURAL SERVICES 593  
13 OIL AND GAS EXTRACTION 8,072  
17 SPECIAL TRADE CONTRACTORS 2,950  
20 FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS 137  
23 APPAREL AND OTHER TEXTILE PRODUCTS 2,887 1,111
24 LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS 12,083 1,549
25 FURNITURE AND FIXTURES 1,476 277
26 PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 1,690 46
27 PRINTING AND PUBLISHING 22,686 1,097
28 CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 6,711 356
30 RUBBER AND MISC. PLASTICS PRODUCTS 973 5
32 STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS 4,961  
33 PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES 7,025 1,061
34 FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS 13,372 3,486
35 MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL 19,217 4,516
36 ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 1,843 646
37 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT 7,672 129
38 INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS 726 8
39 MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES 32 21
45 TRANSPORTATION BY AIR 6,707 57
49 ELECTRIC, GAS, AND SANITARY SERVICES 1,381  
72 PERSONAL SERVICES 18,518 4,171
73 BUSINESS SERVICES 2,822 417
80 HEALTH SERVICES 1,999 1,460
TOTAL 146,532 20,414

*(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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