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 ACETYLENE
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code S2084

SIC Industry Description (1972) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
13 OIL AND GAS EXTRACTION 157  
15 GENERAL BUILDING CONTRACTORS 179  
16 HEAVY CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS 3,645  
17 SPECIAL TRADE CONTRACTORS 756  
20 FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS 1,007  
24 LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS 78  
26 PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 109  
32 STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS 652  
33 PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES 313  
36 ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 81  
38 INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS 165  
39 MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES 221  
50 WHOLESALE TRADE - DURABLE GOODS 546  
76 MISCELLANEOUS REPAIR SERVICES 204  
TOTAL 8,115  

*(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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