National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name INFRARED RADIATION
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code P0410

SIC Industry Description (1972) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
20 FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS 190  
22 TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS 2,089 909
23 APPAREL AND OTHER TEXTILE PRODUCTS 1,949 458
24 LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS 51  
25 FURNITURE AND FIXTURES 376  
26 PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 1,418 851
27 PRINTING AND PUBLISHING 1,185 76
28 CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 3,373 662
29 PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS 140 56
30 RUBBER AND MISC. PLASTICS PRODUCTS 1,999 1,548
32 STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS 2,022 67
33 PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES 74,663 775
34 FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS 11,146 1,013
35 MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL 12,963 1,140
36 ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 13,063 4,261
37 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT 3,253 238
38 INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS 2,170 500
42 TRUCKING AND WAREHOUSING 339  
49 ELECTRIC, GAS, AND SANITARY SERVICES 5,486 173
50 WHOLESALE TRADE - DURABLE GOODS 1,472  
72 PERSONAL SERVICES 2,629 1,052
73 BUSINESS SERVICES 799 337
80 HEALTH SERVICES 2,763 1,751
TOTAL 145,537 15,867

*(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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