National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name TALC, ASBESTOS-FREE
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code X4237

SIC Industry Description (1972) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
15 GENERAL BUILDING CONTRACTORS 1,948 5
20 FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS 7,669 5,305
32 STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS 24  
33 PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES 2,984  
35 MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL 3,399 35
73 BUSINESS SERVICES 619  
80 HEALTH SERVICES 1,550 1,408
TOTAL 18,194 6,753

*(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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