National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BRT COPPER
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code X0089

SIC Industry Description (1972) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
17 SPECIAL TRADE CONTRACTORS 2,648  
20 FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS 279  
32 STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS 826  
33 PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES 49  
34 FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS 16  
35 MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL 7,654 1,881
36 ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 424 165
37 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT 136  
38 INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS 512 229
42 TRUCKING AND WAREHOUSING 471  
48 COMMUNICATION 352  
51 WHOLESALE TRADE - NONDURABLE GOODS 2,669  
76 MISCELLANEOUS REPAIR SERVICES 2,950  
80 HEALTH SERVICES 601  
TOTAL 19,589 2,276

*(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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