National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ARW ARGON
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code S2065

SIC Industry Description (1972) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
13 OIL AND GAS EXTRACTION 2,585  
17 SPECIAL TRADE CONTRACTORS 4,237  
20 FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS 2,088  
21 TOBACCO MANUFACTURERS 7  
22 TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS 215  
24 LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS 251  
25 FURNITURE AND FIXTURES 119  
27 PRINTING AND PUBLISHING 801  
28 CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 1,475 13
30 RUBBER AND MISC. PLASTICS PRODUCTS 39  
34 FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS 1,827  
35 MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL 6,765  
36 ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 964 127
37 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT 1,224 9
38 INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS 839  
45 TRANSPORTATION BY AIR 227  
50 WHOLESALE TRADE - DURABLE GOODS 653  
80 HEALTH SERVICES 92  
TOTAL 24,473 148

*(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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