National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name LONG WAVE RADIO FREQUENCY
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code P0418

SIC Industry Description (1972) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
22 TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS 671 504
23 APPAREL AND OTHER TEXTILE PRODUCTS 2,341 556
24 LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS 2,582 1,053
25 FURNITURE AND FIXTURES 613 371
26 PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 66  
28 CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 13,435 9,215
30 RUBBER AND MISC. PLASTICS PRODUCTS 658 658
31 LEATHER AND LEATHER PRODUCTS 186 186
32 STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS 1,493  
34 FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS 1,391  
35 MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL 1,635 804
36 ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 9,140 4,482
37 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT 41 15
38 INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS 177 88
39 MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES 187 136
48 COMMUNICATION 2,295  
73 BUSINESS SERVICES 6,899 1,640
80 HEALTH SERVICES 1,862 1,377
TOTAL 45,670 21,087

*(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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